TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mieczkowski,Yanek
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Eisenhower's Sputnik moment: the race for space and world prestige 
AV  - E835 .M47 2013eb
U1  - 973.921092 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Ithaca
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Eisenhower, Dwight D.
KW  - Artificial satellites, Russian
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Sputnik satellites
KW  - History
KW  - Astronautics and state
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1953-1961
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10656287
ER  -