The Space Station Decision : Incremental Politics and Technological Choice Paperback / softback
by Howard E. (American University) McCurdy
Part of the New Series in NASA History series
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Outstanding Academic Title, 1991, Choice Magazine Although building a space station has been an extraordinary challenge for America's scientists and engineers, the securing and sustaining of presidential approval, congressional support, and long-term funding for the project was an enormous task for bureaucrats. The Space Station Decision examines the history of this controversial initiative and illustrates how bureaucracy shapes public policy.
Using primary documents and interviews, Howard E. McCurdy describes the events that led up to the 1984 decision to build a permanently occupied, international space station in low Earth orbit. As he follows the trail of the space station proposal through the labyrinth of White House policy review, McCurdy explains the evolution of the presidential budget review process, the breakup of the cabinet system, the proliferation of subcabinets and Executive Office interagency, the involvement of White House staff in framing issues for presidential review, and the role of bureaucracy in advancing administration legislation on Capitol Hill. Comparing the space station decision to earlier decisions to go to the moon and to build the space shuttle, McCurdy shows how public officials responsible for long-term science and technology policy maneuvered in a political system that demanded short-term flexibility.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:290 pages, 2 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:12/03/2008
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- ISBN:9780801887499
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:290 pages, 2 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:12/03/2008
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- ISBN:9780801887499