Suborbital Industry at the Edge of Space

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 spacefarers risked their lives in the name of science, ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seedhouse, Erik
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Space Exploration
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Industry
  • Suborbital Spaceflight
  • Suborbital Reusable Vehicle Markets
  • Training Suborbital Astronauts.- The Operators and Their Vehicles
  • The Frontrunners
  • Systems under Development
  • Launch sites
  • The Missions
  • Science Missions
  • Payload and Tourist Missions
  • The Industry Today & Emerging Markets