01985nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10656287 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120717s2013 nyu sb 001 0deng d 2012029157 9780801451508 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801467936 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)829990483 n-us--- E835 .M47 2013eb 973.921092 23 Mieczkowski, Yanek. Eisenhower's Sputnik moment [electronic resource] : the race for space and world prestige / Yanek Mieczkowski. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013. viii, 358 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. What was the Sputnik "panic"? -- The most fateful decision of his presidency? -- Eisenhower's reaction to Sputnik -- Space and Eisenhower's principles -- Cheerleader-in-chief -- Gloom, gloom, gloom -- High in space, low on earth -- Eisenhower's rival -- Radical moves -- Order from chaos -- Defeat and a score -- Priorities versus prestige -- Satellites, Saturn, spacemen -- Voyages, images, mirages -- Space and prestige in the 1960 race -- Eisenhower versus Kennedy. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. Artificial satellites, Russian Political aspects United States. Sputnik satellites History. Astronautics and state United States History. United States Politics and government 1953-1961. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10656287 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 180987 180987