Commercial Space Exploration Potential Contributions of Private Actors to Space Exploration Programmes /

• Main Author: Iacomino, Clelia (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs from the European Space Policy Institute,
• Subjects: Law of the sea.; International law.; Economic policy.; Political science.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Political Science.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of current space exploration in terms of geopolitical and commercial aspects. Despite multiple attempts to foster commercial activities in the field of space exploration, for decades the domain largely continued to be funded and led by governments in the for...