Space exploration
By: Dan Leone, book editor.
Contributors: Leone, Dan.
Series: At issue; At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Astronautics and state -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-92) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: The United States must make space exploration a priority -- George W. Bush -- 2.; title: The government's space plan has merit -- Austin American-Statesman -- 3.; title: The government's space plan is flawed -- Denver Post -- 4.; title: Space exploration provides many benefits for earth -- David J. Eicher -- 5.; title: Space exploration should focus on Mars and the colonization of other worlds -- Charles Krauthammer -- 6.; title: The United States should militarize and dominate space -- John J. Miller -- 7.; title: The United States should not militarize space -- Loring Wirbel -- 8.; title: Replacing the space shuttle program should be a priority -- Gregg Easterbrook -- 9.; title: A plan is needed to protect earth from asteroids and comets -- Simon P. Worden -- 10.; title: The search for extraterrestrial life is an important goal of space exploration -- Seth Shostak -- 11.; title: Funding for space exploration should be redirected to domestic and global problems -- Katha Pollitt -- 12.; title: Space exploration should be funded by the private sector-- Steve Bonta.