Science funding & policy books

The space age began on 4 October 1957 when the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik....  Read More >>

Laymen and space enthusiasts alike continuously ask, ""Why send people to space?"" The popular philosophic answer...  Read More >>

Over the next three years the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is undergoing a critical transition...  Read More >>

For more than 50 years the United States has explored the possibility of space borne nuclear fission reactors. The...  Read More >>

""This study investigates how United States space systems can be used to directly achieve diplomatic objectives....  Read More >>

This paper discusses inability of the human mind to comprehend and predict the environment of accelerating change...  Read More >>

Schools of thought on American spacepower -- The ten propositions -- A spacepower theory. ""As political and military...  Read More >>

This collection comprises the papers presented at the Second International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic...  Read More >>

This report examines the scientific and technological challenges related to containing underground nuclear explosions....  Read More >>

Because the cyberspace environment is changing so quickly, the slow, methodical Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition...  Read More >>

With a limited research and defense budget, cost effective methods of meeting security objectives are crucial. An...  Read More >>

The United States military enjoys the continued growth of Remotely Piloted Aircraft assets and personnel. By 2015,...  Read More >>

The US military is becoming reliant on space systems. These systems provide us the essential information and communication...  Read More >>

A Presidential Commission, several writers, and numerous network security incidents have called attention to the...  Read More >>

The use of space permeates all aspects of the American way of life. If the U.S. is to protect its space capabilities,...  Read More >>

Losing a satellite to an accidental on-orbit collision is no longer hypothetical, but real and increasingly likely....  Read More >>

Over the next three years the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is undergoing a critical transition...  Read More >>

Everyday within United States Air Forces' research laboratories there are hundreds of scientists and engineers whose...  Read More >>

This study examines the real power behind spacepower with the goal of bringing clarity to one small facet of a complex...  Read More >>

The 2001 Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization stated...  Read More >>

Ever since the United States beat the Soviet Union in the space race, the United States has lived with an illusion...  Read More >>

This thesis is an initial attempt to clarify and further conceptualize cyberspace as an Air Force warfighting domain....  Read More >>

Early on in the space age, the US and USSR tacitly agreed not to interfere with each other's satellite operations....  Read More >>

The purpose of this monograph is to describe the future road ahead for the US Cyber community in light of the recent...  Read More >>

Launching satellites into orbit, once the exclusive domain of the U.S. and Soviet governments, today is an industry...  Read More >>