Realizing tomorrow:the path to private spaceflight
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University of Nebraska Press,
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Publisher Address: | Lincoln |
Publication Dates: | c2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight |
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Carrier Form: | xii, 299 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780803216105 (cloth : alk. paper) 0803216106 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | V4 |
CLC: | V4 |
Call Number: | V4/D813 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-284) and index. 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. Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the quest to develop a private space program by individuals and commercial enterprises in America and Russia. |