The Geopolitics of Space Exploration

This is the tale of the modern Space Age, detailing all the risks, rewards and rivalries that have fueled space exploration over the decades. Jump into a world of ambitious entrepreneurs and determined spacefaring nations, of secret spy satellites and espionage, of all the cooperative and competing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spagnulo, Marcello
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
Series:Space Exploration
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. The Space Race: Moondust
  • Chapter 2. Rocket Science: Globalization and Missiles
  • Chapter 3. Beyond the Movies: The Real War for Space We Never Saw on Screen
  • Chapter 4. Rocket Man: From The Space Shuttle to the International Space Station
  • Chapter 5. GPS: The Stellar Clock
  • Chapter 6. The Technopolitics of Space: Between History and Realpolitik
  • Chapter 7. Space Economy: A Business On the Launch Pad
  • Chapter 8. Battlestar Galactica: The Space Cyberwar of the Future
  • Chapter 9. Mars: Next Stop?