Eyeing the red storm Eisenhower and the first attempt to build a spy satellite
In 1954 the U.S. Air Force launched an ambitious program known as WS-117L to develop the world's first reconnaissance satellite. The goal was to take photographic images from space and relay them back to Earth via radio. As a fiscal conservative, Eisenhower believed a strong economy was the key...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Press
2016
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| Summary: | In 1954 the U.S. Air Force launched an ambitious program known as WS-117L to develop the world's first reconnaissance satellite. The goal was to take photographic images from space and relay them back to Earth via radio. As a fiscal conservative, Eisenhower believed a strong economy was the key to surviving the Cold War and saw satellite reconnaissance as a means to understand the Soviet military challenge more clearly and thus keep American defense spending under control. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 279 pages 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780803255722 (hardcover) 0803255721 (hardcover) |