THE AMERICAN AND SOVIET SPACE PROGRAMS,

Abstract

The U. S. is said to be ahead of the USSR in space. The initial U. S. lack of large boosters caused it to 'think small' and resulted in highly sophisticated techniques; as the inbalance was redressed, the same techniques permitted the U. S. to do more with a given weight than the Soviets. More important, however, is what the U. S. has done with the capability now in existence: weather information generated by the satellites; trans-Atlantic telephone calls via satellite; photographs of Mars; effects of weightlessness learned during the flight of Gemini 7. (Text of 15-minute talk given to the Science Club of Beverly Hills High School on Jan. 17, 1966).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0626607

Entities

People

  • Kenneth B. Bley

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Images
  • Photographic Images
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Physical Properties
  • Space Systems
  • Weight
  • Weightlessness

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites