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Young addresses the impressive expansion across existing and developing commercial space business markets, with multiple private companies competing in the payload launch services sector. The author pinpoints the new markets, technologies, and players in the industry, as well as highlighting the overall reasons why it is important for us to develop space. NASA now relies on commercial partners to supply cargo and crew spacecraft and services to and from the International Space Station. The sizes of satellites are diminishing and their capabilities expanding, while costs to orbit are decreasing. Suborbital space tourism holds the potential of new industries and jobs. Commercial space exploration of the Moon and the planets also holds promise. All this activity is a catalyst for anyone interested in joining the developing space industry, from students and researchers to engineers and entrepreneurs. As more and more satellites and rockets are launched and the business of space is expanding at a significant pace, it is increasingly important for scientists and engineers of many disciplines to understand how the business evolved and where it is continuing to develop. The growing field is fully explored in this concise overview to the players in this changing landscape.Product Identifiers
PublisherSpringer International Publishing A&G
ISBN-139783319189284
eBay Product ID (ePID)213068375
Product Key Features
Number of Pages92 Pages
Publication NameThe Twenty-First Century Commercial Space Imperative
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEconomics, Engineering & Technology, Management
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
AuthorAnthony Young
SeriesSpringerbriefs in Space Development
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Weight1708 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureSwitzerland
Title_AuthorAnthony Young