Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One: Sputnik
6. 1. What Was the Sputnik “Panic”? 11
7. 2. “The Most Fateful Decision of His Presidency” 34
8. 3. Eisenhower’s Reaction to Sputnik 58
9. 4. Eisenhower’s Principles 71
10. Part Two: Setbacks
11. 5. Cheerleader-in-Chief 95
12. 6. “Gloom, Gloom, Gloom” 112
13. 7. Space Highs, Economic Lows 126
14. 8. Eisenhower’s Rival 134
15. 9. “Radical Moves” 145
16. 10. Order from Chaos 165
17. 11. Defeat and a SCORE 176
18. 12. Priorities and Prestige 184
19. Part Three: Space
20. 13. Satellites, Saturn, Spacemen 203
21. 14. Voyages, Mirages, Images 223
22. 15. Space, Prestige, and the 1960 Race 239
23. 16. Eisenhower versus Kennedy 255
24. Conclusion 280
25. Acknowledgments 297
26. Notes 301
27. Bibliography 335
28. Index 345