Space, the Dormant Frontier

?In this ambitious book, Johnson-Freese and Handberg offer a fresh look at the structure of the nation's space activities, attempting to lay out a road map for major changes in the way the United States conceives and executes these activities....The authors, both of whom have been involved in policy analysis of space activities for some years, succeed very well in raising issues that need to be addressed.?-Space Times "In this ambitious book, Johnson-Freese and Handberg offer a fresh look at the structure of the nation's space activities, attempting to lay out a road map for major changes in the way the United States conceives and executes these activities....The authors, both of whom have been involved in policy analysis of space activities for some years, succeed very well in raising issues that need to be addressed."-Space Times

JOAN JOHNSON-FREESE is Professor of International Security Studies on the faculty of the Air War College. Dr. Johnson-Freese received the Meritorious Civilian Award for work on Spacecast 2020 and is the author of numerous books. ROGER HANDBERG is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Space Policy and Law at the University of Central Florida. He is the author of The Future of the Space Industry (Quorum, 1995).

Repackaging the Dream Policy Overview: If You Don't Care Where You're Going, Any Road Will Take You There The Situation Space as a Government Domain History As Inertia The Economics of Space, Breaking the Dependency Cycle The Opportunity Semidesperate Times Seeking New Opportunities The Method Convergence, Merging the Space Technology Bases Change the Paradigm, Incorporate Politics and Emphasize Economics A Parallel Development Plan Selected Bibliography Index