U.S.-Russian Space Cooperation: Explaining Outer Space Partnership in the Midst of Earthly Rivalry
Journal: SHAREOK (University of Oklahoma)
Year: 2017

Literature that covers the topic of U.S.-Russian space cooperation tends to isolate it from the overall context of U.S.-Russian relations, while literature that does take the rivalrous relationship into account tends to focus primarily on non-cooperative outer space ventures. This thesis seeks to explain why cooperation between the U.S. and Russia emerged and why it has continued in spite of often negative relations on Earth. To examine this case study, I first explore the history of American an