by Michael A. G. Michaud
Copyright 1986 by Praeger Publishers and reproduced with permission of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., Westport, CT. Read complete book here or buy from Amazon.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Frontispiece
- Figure: NASA Appropriations and Space Interest Group Formation
- Foreword by Joseph P. Allen
- Preface
- List of Acronyms
- Notes
PART 1: FORMATION
Chapter 1. The Space Dream: Realized, Threatened
Chapter 2. Conventional Responses
Chapter 3. The Beginnings of the New Space Movement
- Introduction
- The Ship of Fools
- Educating the Public
- Looking Toward the Future
- The First Pro-Space Citizens Groups
- Subversive Ideas
- Notes
- Introduction
- Out of Frustration
- O’Neill’s Vision
- The New Synthesis
- The Impact of O’Neill
- Legislating the High Frontier
- The Solar Power Satellite Fight
- The Space Studies Institute
- The Institute for the Social Science Study of Space
- GEOSTAR
- Summing Up
- Notes
Chapter 6. The New Demographics of Space
- Introduction
- Trends
- Post-Shuttle Polls
- Categorizing the Public
- Priorities
- Space, Defense, and Science
- Correlating Knowledge and Attitudes
- What Do People Like about Space?
- Profiles of the Pro-Space Person
- Space Interest Group Profiles
- Pro-Space Geography
- The NASA Contract Factor
- The Baby Boom and Pro-Space Attitudes
- Other Evidence
- Political Characteristics
- Political Implications
- The Potential Pro-Space Constituency
- Notes
Chapter 7. Science Fiction, Science Fact, and Space
- Introduction
- Science Fiction: The Endless Journey
- Space Artists
- The Popularization of Science
- Fiction, Popularization, and the Space Movement
- Notes
Chapter 8. The Space Group Boom
- Introduction
- The Bell Surveys
- Types of Groups
- The California Phenomenon
- Fragmentation
- Attempts at Coalition
- Notes
Chapter 9. Organizing for Politics
- Introduction
- Beginnings
- The Campaign for Space
- Campaigning for the Presidency: Early Efforts
- After the 1980 Election: A Turn to the Right?
- The Citizens Advisory Council
- The American Space Foundation
- Organizing Congress
- The Staff Group
- The Caucus
- Spacepac
- The 1984 Campaign
- The Transmission Belt
- Notes
PART 2: ISSUES
Chapter 10. Scientists, Citizens, and Space
- Introduction
- The Unveiling
- Institutional Lobbying
- Universities Space Research Association
- A Shrinking Pie
- The Exploration of the Planets, Interrupted
- The Space Telescope
- Carter and Planetary Exploration
- The Solar System Exploration Committee
- The Trauma of 1981
- The Division of Planetary Sciences and the New Activism
- The Space Science Working Group
- The Planetary Society
- Successes and Failures
- Notes
- Introduction
- The Military Detour
- The New High Ground
- Defense Against Missiles
- High Frontier
- The Arms Control Response
- The New Military Detour
- Notes
Chapter 12. Space Commercialization and the New Entrepreneurs
- Introduction
- The First Commercialization
- Direct Broadcast Satellites
- Privatizing LANDSAT
- Commercial Launch Vehicles
- OTRAG
- Space Manufacturing
- Space Commercialization Gathers Momentum
- The Future of Space Commercialization
- Notes
Chapter 13. The Space Station Decision
- Introduction
- A Long History
- Citizens Respond
- The Successful Campaign
- The Year of Decision
- Post-Decision Lobbying
- Summation
- Notes
PART 3: SUMMING UP
- Introduction
- Causes
- The State of the Movement in 1984
- Is This a Social Movement?
- What Kinds of Interest Groups?
- Has It Made a Difference?
- Other Roles
- The Second Spaceflight Revolution
- Fault Lines
- The Hidden Agenda
- The Underground Lives
- Notes
