| Title: | Realizing tomorrow : the path to private spaceflight / |
| Authors: | Chris Dubbs, Author ; Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Author |
| Material Type: | eBook |
| Publisher: | Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2011 |
| Series: | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-0-8032-3527-4 |
| Format: | 1 online resource (xii, 299 p., [26] p. of plates) / ill. |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-284) and index |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | HD9711.75 |
| Subjects: | Outer space--Civilian use ; Space flights ; Space industrialization ; Space tourism |
| Description: | Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the quest to develop a private space program by individuals and commercial enterprises in America and Russia |
| Contents note: | The entire population of the earth in orbit -- The birth of private rocket companies -- Private citizens get their chance in space -- Russia commercializes space -- Citizen explorers -- The quest for a reusable spaceship -- The ansari x prize launches an industry -- Private manned spaceflight makes history -- Space tourism goes mainstream -- It takes more than a spaceship to build an industry |
| Format : | Online |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=9032 |
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