Contents Fo r ewo r d xi Preface xiv Edito r 's Note xix Introduction. The Dawn of the Space Age 1 Arnold a nd von Karman Fo r m a Partnership 2 NACA a nd the Rocketeers Lay the Groundwo r k 3 Rocketeers Lead the Way 4 Wartime Provides the Momentum-Arnold a nd von Karman Establish the Foundation 7 1. Befo r e Sputnik: The Air Fo r ce Enters the Space Age, 1945-1957 13 Ra nd Proposes a Wo r ld-Circling Spaceship 14 The Air Fo r ce Shuns Ballistic Missiles 16 Ballistic Missiles Receive New Life 21 The Air Fo r ce Studies Satellites 24 Satellites Receive New Life 27 Eisenhower Faces the Threat of Surprise Attack 29 Trevo r Gardner Energizes the Missile Program 31 The Air Fo r ce Commits to the First Military Satellite 35 The Administration Commits to the First Civilian Satellite 38 The Air Fo r ce Reconsiders a ",Civilian", Satellite 43 Retrenchment on the Eve of Sputnik 44 Retrospective fr om the Threshold of Space 47 2. fr om Eisenhower to Kennedy: The National Space Program a nd the Air Fo r ce's Quest fo r the Military Space Mission, 1958-1961 50 Sputnik Creates a ",National Crisis", 51 The Air Fo r ce Seizes the Initiative 53 The Government o r ganizes fo r Space 56 ARPA Takes Control 57 NASA Joins the Competition 60 NASA Takes Shape 65 Renewing the Quest fo r the Military Space Mission 68 The Air Fo r ce Seeks to Consolidate Its Position 80 The Military Space Mission Goes to the Air Fo r ce 86 The Air Fo r ce Rise to Military Space Preeminence 93 3. The Air Fo r ce in the Era of Apollo: A Dream Unfulfilled 96 The Air Fo r ce Position in the Spring of 1961 97 Seizing the Initiative 101 Confronting the McNamara Defense Department 112 The Air Fo r ce Plans a nd Programs fo r Space Leadership 116 Developing a ",Partnership", with NASA 119 The Air Fo r ce Pursues a Dyna-Soar a nd a Space Station 120 Setting Course on a Manned o r biting Labo r ato r y 126 An End a nd a Beginning 133 4. fr om the Ground Up: The Path fr om Experiment to Operations 136 Artificial Earth Satellites Become Operational 137 Ground-ba sed Space Surveillance Comes of Age 161 A Fleet of Space Vehicles Sets the Course 162 Space Infrastructure Provides the Suppo r t 165 o r ganization Provides the Focus fo r Space 168 Vietnam Offers the First Military Space Test 169 The Military Space Community in Transition 171 5. o r ganizing fo r Space: The Air Fo r ce Commits to Space a nd an Operational Space Comma nd 174 A Space Community in Disarray 176 The National Debate over Detente a nd Arms Control 178 The Air Fo r ce Commits to a Space Shuttle 180 The Growing Prominence of Space Systems in the Late 1970s 184 Soviet ASAT Testing Prompts Space Initiatives 188 ADCOM's Demise a nd the Search fo r Space Consensus 193 The o r ganizational Prelude to an Air Fo r ce Space Comma nd 196 The Reagan Administration's Plan fo r Space in 1981 200 The Air Fo r ce Fo r ms a Space Comma nd 202 An Ending a nd a Point of Departure 207 6. fr om Star Wars to the Gulf War: The Air Fo r ce Moves to Create an Operational Capability fo r Space 209 Space Comma nd Sets an Operational Agenda 211 A United States Space Comma nd Joins the Space Community 217 The Growing Conflict Over Space Roles a nd Missions 219 The Challenger Disaster Creates an Uncertain Launch Future 221 The Response to the Challenger Shock Waves 228 General Piotrowski Champions Operational Space 230 The Blue Ribbon Panel Provides a Space Agenda 234 Air Fo r ce Space Comma nd Gains the Space Launch Mission 238 The Decade in Retrospect 241 7. Coming of Age: Operation Desert Sto r m a nd No r malizing Military Space Operations 243 Operation Desert Shield — Preparation 245 Operation Desert Sto r m — Combat 255 Lessons Learned a nd No r malizing Military Space 259 8. An Air Fo r ce Vision fo r the Military Space Mission: A Roadmap to the 21st Century 270 A Generation of Leadership in Military Space Activities 270 An Air Fo r ce Vision fo r Another Generation of Space Leadership 275 Appendices 285 Notes 299 Glossary 342 Bibliography 346 Index 369 Digitized by http://www.afhso.af.mil/
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