Spaceports Around the World, A Global Growth Industry

This brief presents a concise description of the existing spaceport market, the technologies being tested and developed at them, and the private companies that are making them possible. While NASA has its own plan for the future of space exploration, one

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Spaceports Around the World, A Global Growth Industry

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SpringerBriefs in Space Development

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Erik Seedhouse

Spaceports Around the World, A Global Growth Industry

Erik Seedhouse Commercial Space Operations Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, FL, USA

ISSN 2191-8171          ISSN 2191-818X (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Space Development ISBN 978-3-319-46845-7    ISBN 978-3-319-46846-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-46846-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016953838 © Erik Seedhouse 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

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