Space commercialization [[electronic resource] ] : launch vehicles and programs / / edited by F. Shahrokhi, J.S. Greenberg, T. Al-Saud

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781551603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., c1990
• ISBN: 1-60086-599-2; 1-60086-380-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Collana: Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; ; v. 126
• Altri autori (Persone): ShahrokhiF; GreenbergJoel S. <1931->; Al-SaudT
• Disciplina: 629.1 s; 338.0919
• Soggetti: Launch vehicles (Astronautics); Space industrialization; Astronautics - Developing countries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Technical papers selected from the Symposium on Space Commercialization: Roles of Developing Countries, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A., March 1989, and subsequently revised for this volume."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Long March Launch Vehicles in the 1990's""; ""Advent of Commercial Space""; ""ISAS's New Launch Vehicle for Science Use""; ""NASA Directions in Space Propulsion for 2000 and Beyond""; ""Establishing a Center for Advanced Space Propulsion""; ""Possible Uses of the External Tank in Orbit""; ""Pegasus: Key to Low-Cost Space Applications""; ""Power from the Space Shuttle""; ""SP-100 Nuclear Space Power Systems with Application to Space Commercialization""; ""Power from Space for Use on Earth: An Emerging Global Option""; ""Legal Problems of Developing Countries' Access to Space Launch Vehicles"" ""International Law of Responsibility for Remote Sensing""; ""Obstacles to Space Commercialization in the Developing World: Lessons from Landsat""; ""Hermes Ground Segment: Support for ; European Orbital Infrastructure Operations""; ""Raumkurier: The German Recovery Program""; ""Joint DoD/NASA Advanced Launch System: Pathway to Low-Cost, Highly Operable Space Transportation""; ""Broad-Based Space Education: Prerequisite for Space Commercialization""; ""Low-Cost Satellites and Satellite Launch Vehicles""; ""Satellite Launch and TT&C Systems of China and Their Roles in International Cooperation""""Ariane Transfer Vehicle: Logistic Support to Space Station Freedom""; ""Author Index for Volume 126""