Sputnik, Rockets, and Helping Hands
by
Mark Shanahan
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
Historians have established a norm whereby President Eisenhower's actions in relation to the dawn of the space age are judged solely as a response to the Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite, and are indicative of a passive, negative presidency. His low-key actions are seen merely as a prelude to...