The Twenty-First Century Commercial Space Imperative
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, tech
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Anthony Young
The TwentyFirst Century Commercial Space Imperative 123
SpringerBriefs in Space Development Series editor Joseph N. Pelton Jr., Arlington, USA
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Anthony Young
The Twenty-First Century Commercial Space Imperative
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Anthony Young Orlando, FL USA
ISSN 2191-8171 ISSN 2191-818X (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Space Development ISBN 978-3-319-18928-4 ISBN 978-3-319-18929-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18929-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015940433 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 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 Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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From Satellites to Spinoffs: A Brief History of Commercial Space Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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