Traces the history of the manned exploration of outer space from 1961 to 1986 and the Challenger tragedy

Discusses the Soviet Union's role in the increasing militarization of space, including offensive satellite systems and strategic defense systems, and explains Soviet strategy for war in space

For procurement executives, military commanders, communications specialists, OEMs and intelligence specialists, this book provides a source of comparative data on the C3I systems in production and service around the world. The coverage...