Spaceports Around the World, A Global Growth Industry

• Main Author: Seedhouse, Erik (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Space Development,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Tourism.; Management.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Tourism Management.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).

This brief presents a concise description of the existing spaceport market, the technologies being tested and developed at them, and the private companies that are making them possible. While NASA has its own plan for the future of space exploration, one that includes a new shuttle, an interplanetar...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Spaceports: A Primer
• Chapter 2: Spaceports: A Definition and Brief History
• Chapter 3: The Regulatory Environment
• Chapter 4: Control Centers and Airspace
• Chapter 5: Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles
• Chapter 6: Payload Processing, Testing and Integration
• Chapter 7: Passenger Training and Training Facilities
• Chapter 8: Point-to-Point Transportation
• Chapter 9: Spaceports Around the World
• Appendix I: Spaceport Functions
• Appendix II: Outer Space Treaty
• Appendix III: 420.15 Information Requirements
• Appendix IV: Current U.S. Liability Risk-Sharing Regime
• Index.