Defense Launch: A Key Dimension of the Promise of Space

Abstract

Lyndon Johnson saw much promise in the U S space program in its early years. As President, he followed the agenda set by his immediate predecessors, Presidents Kennedy and Eisenhower; their long-term leadership is one of the major reasons why the space program is robust today. Space continues to offer promise in fulfillment of military, civil and commercial aims but a major limitation on our future capability to exploit its dimensions is an aging launch system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA441122

Entities

People

  • Laurie S. Kelly

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Law
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Military Operations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Space Systems
  • Space Transportation
  • Spacecraft
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space