Tourists in Space A Practical Guide /

• Main Author: Seedhouse, Erik (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Praxis, 2008.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Engineering.; Medicine.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

Recent surveys have provided new and updated information into public insights of the nascent space tourism industry. Erik Seedhouse uniquely explores in detail the cutting-edge technologies, spacecraft capabilities, launch vehicles and the training that will define this commercial enterprise and als...