Astronauts For Hire The Emergence of a Commercial Astronaut Corps /

The spaceflight industry is being revolutionized. It is no longer the sole preserve of professional astronauts working on government-funded manned spaceflight programs. As private companies are being encouraged to build and operate launch vehicles, and even spacecraft that can be hired on a contract...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Seedhouse, Erik (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Σειρά:Springer Praxis Books
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505 0 |a Section 1: Astronauts for Hire -- The World's First Commercial Astronaut Agency -- The Commercial Spaceflight Corps -- Medical Qualification and Training -- Section II: Operators -- Commercial Spaceflight Industry -- The New Breed of Space Vehicles -- Section III: Missions -- Suborbital Missions -- Orbital Missions -- Beyond Earth Orbit. 
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