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Spaceports in Europe

Annette Froehlich, Editor | [S.l.] : SpringerWienNewYork | Studies in space policy | 2021

This book explores how Europe is seeking to enlarge its launching capacities by building additional spaceports on the European continent. Various national initiatives are envisaged resulting in a "space race" in the field of constructing spacepo[...]

Access to space in the Southern Hemisphere

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2020

The space sector worldwide is experiencing a shift from traditional activities involving large heavy launch vehicles and satellites to a much faster paced NewSpace paradigm. NewSpace is primarily driven by private organizations and is characteri[...]

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Commercial space operations noise and sonic boom measurements

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2020

As the frequency of commercial space operations and number of licensed launch sites in the United States continue to grow rapidly, accurately assessing the impacts of propulsion noise and sonic booms on surrounding communities will become even m[...]

An introduction to the spaceport industry : runways to space

Janet K. Tinoco, Author ; Chunyan Yu, Author ; Diane Howard, Author ; Ruth E. Stilwell, Author | Milton : Routledge | 2020

"This book provides a contemporary look at spaceports, not only from relevant technological drivers, policies, and legal perspectives, but also from impacts associated with airspace use and aviation stakeholders; economic, business, financial, a[...]

Spaceport America : economic & fiscal impact analysis

United States : Moss Adams | 2020

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Spaceports of the world

Thomas G. Roberts, Author | Washington, D.C. : Center for Strategic and International Studies | 2019

This report analyzes ground-based space launches from 1957 to 2018, including brief histories of all active and inactive orbital spaceports, 10 year launch records for the 22 spaceports still in use today, and the current status of several propo[...]

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UK spaceport business case evaluation

Santa Clara, CA : Frost & Sullivan | Frost & Sullivan white paper | 2018

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Constellations of inequality : space, race, and utopia in Brazil

Sean Mitchell, Author | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press | 2017

In 1982, the Brazilian Air Force arrived on the Alcântara peninsula to build a state-of-the-art satellite launch facility. They displaced some 1,500 Afro-Brazilians from coastal land to inadequate inland villages, leaving many more threatened wi[...]

Spaceports around the world, a global growth industry

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2017

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.

Spaceports around the world, a global growth industry

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2017

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.

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Abandoned in place : preserving America's space history /

Roger D. Launius ; Craig Covault ; Pamela Anne Melroy ; Beth Laura O'Leary ; Roland Miller, Author | Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press | 2016

Roland Miller's colour photographs document the NASA, air force, and army facilities across the US that once played a crucial role in the space race. The haunting images collected here impart artistic insight while preserving an important perio[...]

OASIS : operations and service infrastructure for space

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2012

To provide easy and affordable access into orbital and deep space destinations, creating a network of spaceports is an option to provide a more economical solution [...]. This report details the different phases of a project for developing a net[...]

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ecoSpace : initiatives for environmentally sustainable launch activities

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2010

This project will identify the impact of launch activities on human health and the environment by examining the various aspects of the launch industry: manufacturing, handling, transporting, and storage of chemical propellants; launch operations[...]

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Seeking a human spaceflight program worthy of a great nation

U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee (Kennedy Space center), Issuing body | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2009

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Go for launch : an illustrated history of Cape Canaveral

Joel W. Powell ; Art. LeBrun | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | Apogee Books space series | 2006

Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre

Bruce Battrick, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA BR | 2005

Launch vehicles, launch sites

Yuri N. Koptev, Editor | [S.l.] : Restart | 2003

Sea launch environmental assessment : draft

Federal Aviation Administration United States, Author | [S.l.] : U.S. Dept. of Transportation | 1998

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Fire accross the desert : Woomera and the Anglo-Australian joint project 1946-1980

Peter Morton | [S.l.] : AGPS Press | 1997

Selection of a location for a space launch facility in Hawaii : final report to department of Business and Economic Development state of Hawaii

[S.l.] : Arthur D. Little | 1988

Kennedy Space Center tour

[S.l.] : Home video library | Space & science series | 1987

Launch vehicle : H-II

[S.l.] : National Space Development Agency

Sea launch : the countdown has begun

[S.l.] : Boeing | TV20576