Table of Contents

Chronology

Introduction

1 Cold War Security and Aerospace Defence Research Prior to Sputnik

2 Missiles, Rocketry, and the Development of the Black Brant Launcher

3 Defence and Discovery: Canada’s Early Space Policies

4 Forging a Spacefaring Nation: The Alouette-ISIS Program

5 The Militarization and Weaponization of Space in Canada

6 The Demise of Canada’s Cold War Space Programs

7 National Interests and a New Agenda for Outer Space

Conclusion

Appendix; Note on Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Promotional Information

This book reveals the innovative technological origins and highly politicized security evolution of the Canadian rocket and space program during the height of the Cold War space race.

About the Author

Andrew B. Godefroy is a strategic analyst and historian with the Department of National Defence, as well as the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Army Journal. He previously served with the Directorate of Space Development, National Defence Headquarters, and was an official historian for the Canadian Space Agency.

Reviews

Godefroy meticulously plots Canada’s involvement in space research... it is an extremely well-researched and well-written historical analysis, that will most likely appeal to those interested in Canadian scientific achievements such as the Avro Arrow.
*Esprit de Corps Magazine, Vol 19, No 6*

Godefroy’s relentless pursuit of the details of the history of Canada’s military space program has resulted in a profoundly original work that makes a significant contribution not only to the history of science and technology, but also to international history more generally ... non-specialists will have to work to get through this book, and I fear that too many Canadians might not have the patience to do so ... that is a real shame, because if they were to learn even half as much as I have, they would be significantly better placed to participate in discussions of international policy in Canada in the future.
*Literary Review of Canada*

Godefroy has translated his lifelong fascination with space and his expertise, garnered from working in the Canadian Force’s Directorate of Space Development, into a fascinating story of Canada’s important contributions to defence on the “final frontier.”
*Canadian Military Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3, Summer 2012*

Andrew Godefroy does a terrific job of presenting a very complicated story ... Quest readers, in particular those interested in military space history which generally focuses on the American and Soviet programs, will find this book breaking new ground.
*Quest: The History of Spaceflight, Vol 19 No 1*