The situation could ch ange over time and, accordingly, espoused itsĬommitment "to developing a better understanding of the potentialįuture uses for the role of man in space." (10) In fact, theĬoncept of "Military Personnel-in-Space" remains, to this day, Task," the Department nonetheless recognized the possibility that Improvement to DoD over alternative methods of performing a given Which] a manned space station would appear to provide a significant Manned space station" and "no current requirements. Identifiable mission requirements that could be uniquely satisfied by a Particular useful military or strategic advantage." (9) Yet, in aġ983 Department of Defense (DOD) study on the relation of military spaceĪctivities to space stations, which concluded that there were "no "compelling arguments that having crews in orbit gives a State any
Presence in space," and, perhaps most importantly, the lack of any "desire to minimize the visibility and notoriety of military Interest, including budgetary considerations, the government's (8) A number of factors contributed to this lack of Space station garnered remarkably little enthusiasm among American (7)Īfter cancellation of the MOL program, the concept of a military (6) And so, with the cancellation of the Airįorce's MOL in June 1969, manned spaceflight in the United States became the exclusive province of NASA. Of the MOL (i.e., reconnaissance and satellite detection and inspection)Ĭould be performed by less costly unmanned satellite systems, spelled The high cost of the continuing war in Vietnam, the onset of detente with the Soviets, and the recognition that the main military objectives
"Gemini" project did not provide necessary data on potential The then ongoing National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Station-called the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL)-on the basis that Air Force undertook development of a military space (4) Such was the case in the earlyġ960s, when the U.S. "the development and use of space technology for military and civilĪpplications. Intended for civil or commercial uses did not go unnoticed, (3) Governments, acting individually or in concert through intergovernmental agencies, (2) and, while the potential military utility of space systems (1957-1982), outer space activities were almost exclusively performed by Increase the flexibility of the systems, as well as increase theįor the first twenty-five years of the "Space Age" Thus by including man in military space systems, we significantly He is unique in his ability to make on the spot judgments. Man has certain qualitative capabilities which machines cannotĭuplicate. APA style: Military use of the International Space Station and the concept of 'peaceful purposes'.Military use of the International Space Station and the concept of 'peaceful purposes'." Retrieved from Air Force Academy, Department of Law 29 Aug. MLA style: "Military use of the International Space Station and the concept of 'peaceful purposes'." The Free Library.
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