PEACETIME USES OF OUTER SPACE by Ramo, S. (ed) reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

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PEACETIME USES OF OUTER SPACE

by Ramo, S. (ed)

New York, 1961: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 279 pages, $6.95

Scientists, legislators and military leaders contribute to this general-level book covering the non-military aspects of space science and technology. Titles of the 12. contributions are: "Space Research—A Permanent Peacetime Activity," "Impact of the Present World Situation on the Development of Peaceful Uses of Space," "Communications in the Space Age," "Space Technology for World Navigation," "Application of Space Science to Earth Travel," "Studying the Universe From a Space Platform,"The Sun and the Earth—Weather Prediction and Control," "Atomic Energy and Space," "The Place of Government in the Utilization of Space," "Competitive Private Enterprise in Space," "Man in Space—Its Challenges and Opportunities," and "Outer Space Travel—What is and is Not Possible?"


Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III