Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

U.S. national debate topic 2011-2012 : American space exploration and development / edited by Christopher Mari.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 3.Publication details: New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 2011.Description: ix, 181 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780824211097 (alk. paper)
  • 082421109X (alk. paper)
Other title:
  • American space exploration and development
  • United States national debate topic 2011-2012
  • US national debate topic 2011-2012
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 629.40973 23
LOC classification:
  • TL789.8.U5 U514 2011
Contents:
The U.S. Space Program. Above and beyond / Andre Balogh (History Today) -- 50 and counting / Katherine Brick (Ad Astra) -- Apollo R&D changed technology history / Sharon Gaudin (Computerworld) -- Fear of a red planet is just what we need / Andrew Potter (Maclean's) -- Delusions of space enthusiasts: sometimes innovation gets interrupted / Neil deGrasse Tyson (Natural history) -- For NASA, longest countdown awaits / Kenneth Chang (The New York Times).
At a crossroads: should NASA be overhauled? The wealth of constellations: can the free market save the Space Program? / Charles Homans (Washington Monthly) -- Space to thrive / The Economist -- Wrecking NASA / Robert Zubrin (Commentary) -- The role of government in a new American space agenda / Rick Tumlinson (Huffington Post) -- Saving our space program / Bob Deutsch (USA Today Magazine) -- NASA, we've got a problem; but it can be fixed / John Tierney (The New York Times) -- Merging human spaceflight and science at NASA / Lou Friedman (The Space Review).
Outer space goes out to bid: should private companies lead U.S. spaceflight? Businesses take flight, with help from NASA / Kenneth Chang (The New York Times) -- Not lost in space: IE seeks cost-effective means for suborbital tourism / Michael Hughes (Industrial Engineer) -- The Explorer / Max Chafkin (Inc.) -- Moon dreams: the Americans may still go to the moon before the Chinese / The Economist -- Commercial crew and NASA's tipping point / Jeff Foust (The Space Review).
A bold mission or sheer lunacy? Should we return to the moon? Good night, moon? / Current Events -- Moon-rush: Is the United States sitting out of the next space race? / Jeffrey Marlow (Ad Astra) -- Buzz Aldrin: Apollo astronaut says: forget the moon, let's colonize Mars / Buzz Aldrin with Brittany Sauser (Technology Review) -- The moon and Mars--stepping stones to life in space / Gordon Woodcock (Ad Astra).
Greenlighting the red planet: should we go straight to Mars? Destination Mars / Kate Lunau (MacLean's) -- Why we shouldn't go to Mars / Gregg Easterbrook (Time) -- Mars in 39 days / Sam Howe Verhovek (Popular Science) -- NASA's plans for manned expedition to Mars may include solar-powered spacecraft / Brian Palmer (The Washington Post) -- Making Mars the new Earth / Robert Kunzig (National Geographic).
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book Karen H. Huntsman Library Main Book Collection - Second Level 629.40973 Am3586 1 Available 38060007352180
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The U.S. Space Program. Above and beyond / Andre Balogh (History Today) -- 50 and counting / Katherine Brick (Ad Astra) -- Apollo R&D changed technology history / Sharon Gaudin (Computerworld) -- Fear of a red planet is just what we need / Andrew Potter (Maclean's) -- Delusions of space enthusiasts: sometimes innovation gets interrupted / Neil deGrasse Tyson (Natural history) -- For NASA, longest countdown awaits / Kenneth Chang (The New York Times).

At a crossroads: should NASA be overhauled? The wealth of constellations: can the free market save the Space Program? / Charles Homans (Washington Monthly) -- Space to thrive / The Economist -- Wrecking NASA / Robert Zubrin (Commentary) -- The role of government in a new American space agenda / Rick Tumlinson (Huffington Post) -- Saving our space program / Bob Deutsch (USA Today Magazine) -- NASA, we've got a problem; but it can be fixed / John Tierney (The New York Times) -- Merging human spaceflight and science at NASA / Lou Friedman (The Space Review).

Outer space goes out to bid: should private companies lead U.S. spaceflight? Businesses take flight, with help from NASA / Kenneth Chang (The New York Times) -- Not lost in space: IE seeks cost-effective means for suborbital tourism / Michael Hughes (Industrial Engineer) -- The Explorer / Max Chafkin (Inc.) -- Moon dreams: the Americans may still go to the moon before the Chinese / The Economist -- Commercial crew and NASA's tipping point / Jeff Foust (The Space Review).

A bold mission or sheer lunacy? Should we return to the moon? Good night, moon? / Current Events -- Moon-rush: Is the United States sitting out of the next space race? / Jeffrey Marlow (Ad Astra) -- Buzz Aldrin: Apollo astronaut says: forget the moon, let's colonize Mars / Buzz Aldrin with Brittany Sauser (Technology Review) -- The moon and Mars--stepping stones to life in space / Gordon Woodcock (Ad Astra).

Greenlighting the red planet: should we go straight to Mars? Destination Mars / Kate Lunau (MacLean's) -- Why we shouldn't go to Mars / Gregg Easterbrook (Time) -- Mars in 39 days / Sam Howe Verhovek (Popular Science) -- NASA's plans for manned expedition to Mars may include solar-powered spacecraft / Brian Palmer (The Washington Post) -- Making Mars the new Earth / Robert Kunzig (National Geographic).

1

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha