Going Boldly-Where? Aerospace Integration, the Space Commission, and the Air Force's Vision for Space

Abstract

AS WITH MOST other new technologies and frontiers, our perceptions of outer space and space technology have been fundamentally shaped by competition and warfare. World War II was the rationale for Nazi Germany's equivalent of the "Manhattan Project," led by Wernher von Braun, which first brushed the edge of space in 1942 with the revolutionary V-2 (A-4) ballistic missile.1 Likewise, the superpower competition during the cold war was the most influential factor in shaping both the Soviets1 opening of the space age with the launch of Sputnik I on 4 October 1957 and the eventual American response of initiating a race to the Moon.2

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA523161

Entities

People

  • Karl T Mueller
  • Peter Hays

Organizations

  • Air and Space Power Journal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Reconnaissance
  • Space Systems
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Space