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The future of human space exploration

Giovanni Fabrizio Bignami, Author ; Andrea Sommariva, Author | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | 2016

For several decades it has been widely accepted that human space exploration is the exclusive domain of government agencies. The cost of performing such missions, estimated in multiple reports to amount to hundreds of billions dollars over decad[...]

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Space for the 21st Century : discovery, innovation, sustainability

Michael Simpson, Editor ; Ray A. Williamson, Editor ; Langdon Morris, Editor | North Charleston (United States) : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | Aerospace Technology Working Group | 2016

It deals principally with the topic of sustainability of space operations. In all fields of challenging endeavor actually accomplishing an objective (e.g., putting a satellite into orbit) comes first, followed by exploitation or commercializati[...]

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The space report 2016 : the authoritative guide to global space activity

Space Foundation, Author | [S.l.] : Space Foundation | 2016

This report gives an overview of major global space developments over the past year. Valuable to space professionals, students, policy-makers, researchers and the media, it includes highlights from all space sectors, from defense to exploration,[...]

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Start-up space : rising investment in commercial space ventures

Alexandria (Virginia, United States) : The Tauri Group | 2016

Start-Up Space examines space investment in the 21st century and analyzes investment trends, focusing on investors in new companies that have acquired private financing. It reports on investment in start-up space ventures, defined as space compa[...]

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Study to examine the socioeconomic impact of Copernicus in the EU : Report on the Copernicus downstream sector and user benefits

[S.l.] : European Union | 2016

Following the assessment of the Copernicus programme’s impacts on the upstream segment, this study aims at characterizing the benefits of and the barriers to the Earth Observation (EO) downstream and end user markets in Europe, in order to ident[...]

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Under pressure : the past, present, and future market for spacesuits

Chad Anderson, Author | [S.l.] : Space Angels network | 2016

With the proliferation of new in-space destinations coming online (Bigelow BA330, Axiom, ROS, Tiangong, cis-lunar, lunar surface, Mars surface) and new crewed launch vehicles (SpaceX Dragon, Boeing Starliner, Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, Blue O[...]

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2015 commercial space transportation forecasts

Federal Aviation Administration (United States), Issuing body ; Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) (United States), Issuing body | United States : Federal Aviation Administration | 2015

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Elon Musk : Tesla, SpaceX, and the quest for a fantastic future

Ashlee Vance, Author | New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers | 2015

Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbr[...]

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The space report 2015 : the authoritative guide to global space activity

Space Foundation, Author | [S.l.] : Space Foundation | 2015

This report gives an overview of major global space developments over the past year. Valuable to space professionals, students, policy-makers, researchers and the media, it includes highlights from all space sectors, from defense to exploration,[...]

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Space trends 2015 : global space activity overview

Pierre Lionnet, Author ; Sebastien Moranta, Author | Brussels : ASD-EUROSPACE | 2015

This report presents historical evolution of the global space activity from different perspectives: launches, missions, customers, manufacturers, markets, procurement... In each case, statistical analyses are provided, highlighting the most outs[...]

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Suborbital reusable vehicles : a 10-year forecast of market demand

Federal Aviation Administration (United States), Author | United States : Federal Aviation Administration | 2015

"Suborbital reusable vehicles (SRVs) are creating a new spaceflight industry. SRVs are commercially developed reusable space vehicles that may carry humans or cargo. The companies developing these vehicles typically target high flight rates and [...]

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The twenty-first century commercial space imperative

Anthony Young, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2015

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, an[...]

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The twenty-first century commercial space imperative

Anthony Young, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2015

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, an[...]

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Virgin galactic : the first ten years

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2015

Thirty years ago when Sir Richard Branson called up Boeing and asked if they had a spare 747, few would have predicted the brash entrepreneur would so radically transform the placid business of air travel. But today, Branson flies airlines o[...]

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Virgin galactic : the first ten years

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2015

Thirty years ago when Sir Richard Branson called up Boeing and asked if they had a spare 747, few would have predicted the brash entrepreneur would so radically transform the placid business of air travel. But today, Branson flies airlines on si[...]

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Commercialisation of space : opportunities and challenges /

Bhupendra Jasani, Author ; Ram S. Jakhu, Author | New Delhi (India) : Pentagon Press | 2014

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Futron's 2014 Space Competitiveness Index : a comparative analysis of how countries invest in and benefit from space industry

Futron Corporation., Issuing body | [S.l.] : Futron | 2014

Governments worldwide realize the tremendous importance of space activity as a driver of national economic wealth and societal well-being. This report provides annual statistical benchmarks, analysis, and business intelligence into national spac[...]

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Historical analogs for the stimulation of space commerce

Roger D. Launius, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 2014

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The space economy at a glance 2014

OECD International Futures Programme. ; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. | Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | 2014

The space sector plays an increasingly pivotal role in the functioning of modern societies and their economic development as the use of satellite technology gives rise to new applications, uses and markets. Space Economy at a Glance offers a sta[...]

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The space report 2014 : the authoritative guide to global space activity

Space Foundation, Author | [S.l.] : Space Foundation | 2014

This report gives an overview of major global space developments over the past year. Valuable to space professionals, students, policy-makers, researchers and the media, it includes highlights from all space sectors, from defense to exploration,[...]

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Space trends 2014

Sebastien Moranta, Author | Brussels : ASD-EUROSPACE | 2014

"Space Trends" consists in a purely quantitative assessment of the Space activity worldwide but doesn't include any economic or budgetary data. It aims at identifying the main features of the sector. This report presents historical evolution of[...]

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Suborbital : industry at the edge of space /

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2014

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Suborbital : industry at the edge of space /

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2014

Until recently, spaceflight has been the providence of a select corps of astronauts whose missions, in common with all remarkable exploits, were experienced vicariously by the rest of the world via television reports and Internet feeds. These s[...]

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2013 commercial space transportation forecasts

Federal Aviation Administration (United States), Issuing body ; Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) (United States), Issuing body | United States : Federal Aviation Administration | 2013

Forecast of global demand for commercial space launch services for the 10-year period from 2013 through 2022

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Fundamentals of space business and economics

O. Gurtuna, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2013

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Fundamentals of space business and economics

O. Gurtuna, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2013

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Launch!: taking Colorado's space economy to the next level

Marc Muro, Author | Washington, DC : The Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program | 2013

Advanced industries (AIs) like the space industry are the high-value engineering- and R&D-intensive industrial concerns that are the prime movers of regional and national prosperity in the U.S. This report affords the opportunity to capitali[...]

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A scenario for interstellar travel and its financing

Giovanni F. Bignami, Author ; Andrea Sommariva, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2013

This book develops a credible scenario for interstellar exploration and colonization. In so doing, it examines: the present situation and prospects for interstellar exploration technologies; where to go: the search for habitable planets; the mot[...]

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A scenario for interstellar travel and its financing

Giovanni F. Bignami, Author ; Andrea Sommariva, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2013

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The space report 2013 : the authoritative guide to global space activity

Space Foundation, Author | [S.l.] : Space Foundation | 2013

This report gives an overview of major global space developments over the past year. Valuable to space professionals, students, policy-makers, researchers and the media, it includes highlights from all space sectors, from defense to exploration,[...]

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China – Europe Relationship in Human Spaceflight Towards a Chinese – European partnership in human spaceflight

Jonathan Greaves-Guertin, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2012

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China, space, business: how will world react?

Heather Gordon, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2012

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Commercial space tourism : impediments to industrial development and strategic communication solutions

Dirk C. Gibson, Author | United States : Bentham Science Publishers | 2012

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Commercial spaceflight : assessments, challenges and trends /

Nathaniel J. Clements, Editor ; Edison G. Hahn, Editor | [S.l.] : Nova Science Publisher | Space science, exploration and policies | 2012

This book examines the commercial spaceflight industry with a focus on space tourism and commercial space transportation of NASA crews and cargo.

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Futron's 2012 Space Competitiveness Index : a comparative analysis of how countries invest in and benefit from space industry

Futron Corporation., Issuing body | [S.l.] : Futron | 2012

Governments worldwide realize the tremendous importance of space activity as a driver of national economic wealth and societal well-being. This report provides annual statistical benchmarks, analysis, and business intelligence into national spac[...]

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OECD handbook on measuring the space economy

Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | 2012

This publication provides a summary of the key methodological issues surrounding indicators and statistics on the space sector and the larger space economy.

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Personal Insurance Aspects of Sub-orbital Space Tourism

Robert Frize, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2012

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The space report 2012 : the authoritative guide to global space activity

Space Foundation, Author | [S.l.] : Space Foundation | 2012

This report gives an overview of major global space developments over the past year. Valuable to space professionals, students, policy-makers, researchers and the media, it includes highlights from all space sectors, from defense to exploration,[...]

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Space Training for Emerging Markets

Torsten Kriening, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2012

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Space trends

Pierre Lionnet, Editor | Brussels : ASD-EUROSPACE | 2012

"Space Trends" consists in a purely quantitative assessment of the Space activity worldwide but doesn't include any economic or budgetary data. It aims at identifying the main features of the sector. This report presents historical evolution of[...]

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Space trends

Pierre Lionnet, Author ; Sebastien Moranta, Author | Brussels : ASD-EUROSPACE | 2012

"Space Trends" consists in a purely quantitative assessment of the Space activity worldwide but doesn't include any economic or budgetary data. It aims at identifying the main features of the sector. This report presents historical evolution of[...]

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The business of space : the next frontier of international competition

Louis Brennan ; Alessandra Vecchi | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | 2011

"This book looks at the space industry from a business perspective, with a focus on international competition. The space industry traces its origins to the middle of last century as a government/military domain and the author now looks at the on[...]

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The business of space : the next frontier of international competition

Louis Brennan ; Alessandra Vecchi | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | 2011

"This book looks at the space industry from a business perspective, with a focus on international competition. The space industry traces its origins to the middle of last century as a government/military domain and the author now looks at the on[...]

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Futron's 2011 Space Competitiveness Index : a comparative analysis of how countries invest in and benefit from space industry

Futron Corporation., Issuing body | [S.l.] : Futron | 2011

Governments worldwide realize the tremendous importance of space activity as a driver of national economic wealth and societal well-being. This report provides annual statistical benchmarks, analysis, and business intelligence into national spac[...]

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Innovative strategies for space competitiveness : Assessing the Space Isle’s Policy and Results

[S.l.] : Futron | 2011

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Realizing tomorrow : the path to private spaceflight /

Chris Dubbs, Author ; Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2011

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the quest to develop a private space program by individuals and commercial enterprises in America and Russia

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Realizing tomorrow : the path to private spaceflight

Chris Dubbs, Author ; Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2011

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the quest to develop a private space program by individuals and commercial enterprises in America and Russia.

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The space economy at a glance : 2011

OECD International Futures Programme. ; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. | Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | 2011

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Commercial space transportation

Jocelyn S. Gunther, Editor | [S.l.] : Nova Science Publisher | Space science, exploration and policies | 2010

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Embarquer dès demain pour l'espace : le vol suborbital touristique /

Frank Lehot, Author ; Jacques Villain, Author of introduction, etc. | Paris (France) : Vuibert | 2010

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