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The Future of the Space Industry Private Enterprise and Public Policy
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Roger Handberg
Foreword by David C. Webb
Book Code: Q926
ISBN: 0-89930-926-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-89930-926-2
186 pages, figures, tables
Quorum Books
Publication: 8/30/1995
List Price: $107.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • ...Extensively footnoted, practitioners of space commercialization will find this book a valuable reference.
    —Space News Book Review
Description: The space industry is entering a new era of expanded freedom of opportunity to compete unencumbered by government agendas. This freedom carries a price. The political subsidy culture of the past is dying, so failure is not only possible, but likely for the unprepared and inefficient. For more casual observers, the overview of the currents in space commerce history will be invaluable in identifying space-related economic opportunities and will enable those more experienced in the field to reevaluate their future. The author informs the public of the potential that exists in space-related industries, while making it clear to practitioners that there is a new imperative coming into existence with the decline and marginality of NASA in commercial space. The future economic potential is projected in ways not always perceived by those immersed in day-to-day operations.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Acronyms
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Prospects for Private Enterprise: Building on the Past
  • The Dark Side of Space Enterprise
  • Recasting the Space Social Contract
  • The Failures of Privatization: The Lessons from Landsat
  • The Implications for the Internationalization of Space
  • The Implications for the United States Aerospace Industry
  • Reinventing NASA
  • The Commercial Development of Space: Implications and Trends
  • The Bright Side of Space Enterprise: Opportunities
  • Peering Into the Future
  • References
LC Card Number: 95-4246
LCC Class: HD9711
Dewey Class: 338.0919
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