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"Since the advent of the space age, a primary constraint on military, commercial, and civil space missions has been the cost of launch. Launching objects into space requires substantial investments in launch systems and infrastructure, which has restricted the market to only a handful of nation...
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Since the advent of the space age, a primary constraint on military, commercial, and civil space missions has been the cost of launch. Launching objects into space requires substantial investments in launch systems and infrastructure, which has restricted the market to only a handful of national governments and several large private companies. This study explores the possibility of a space industry significantly less constrained by the cost of access to space. To understand a future where the cost of access to space is only a fraction of what it is today, CSIS turned to a curated group of s |
| Item Description: |
"March 2017." "A report of the CSIS Aerospace Security Project." |
| Carrier Form: | vi, 68 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781442280038 (paperback) : 1442280034 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | TL785 |
| CLC: |
V43 V475 |
| Call Number: | V475/H322 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Potential disruptions in the cost of access to space -- Policy implications of disruptions -- Impacts on military space operations -- Conclusions. |