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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Chris Dubbs , Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom , Charles D. WalkerPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Imprint: University of Nebraska Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.485kg ISBN: 9780803266674ISBN 10: 0803266677 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 01 September 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Prologue 1. The Entire Population of the Earth in Orbit 2. The Birth of Private Rocket Companies 3. Private Citizens Get Their Chance in Space 4. Russia Commercializes Space 5. Citizen Explorers 6. The Quest for a Reusable Spaceship 7. The Ansari x prize Launches an Industry 8. Private Manned Spaceflight Makes History 9. Space Tourism Goes Mainstream 10. It Takes More Than a Spaceship to Build an Industry Sources IndexReviewsTighten your seat belt for a wonderful ride of a read that tells the incredible tale of the dedicated people who helped push the throttle forward to make private space travel reality. Dubbs and Paat-Dahlstrom take a masterful and history-rich look at the true roots of space tourism, providing a needed course-correction for those who think off-Earth passenger travel is more giggle-factor than fact. --Leonard David, Space Insider columnist, SPACE.com--Leonard David (10/04/2010) Author InformationChris Dubbs is the author of Space Dogs: Pioneers of Space Travel and the coauthor (with Colin Burgess) of Animals in Space: From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle. Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom is the chief impact officer and executive vice president of operations at Singularity University based at NASA Ames Research Park. She is also partner and consultant for International Space Consultants. Charles D. Walker is a former crew member of Space Shuttle missions 41-D, 51-D, and 61-B. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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