Astronauts For Hire (Record no. 100869)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781461405207
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024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code 10.1007/978-1-4614-0520-7
Source of number or code doi
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number TL787-4050.22
072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE
Subject category code TRP
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Subject category code TTDS
Source bicssc
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Subject category code TEC002000
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 629.1
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Seedhouse, Erik.
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Astronauts For Hire
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title The Emergence of a Commercial Astronaut Corps /
Statement of responsibility, etc by Erik Seedhouse.
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-- Boston, MA :
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-- Imprint: Springer,
-- 2012.
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Extent XXV, 243 p. 104 illus., 101 illus. in color.
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490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Springer Praxis Books
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc 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 basis, a new breed of astronauts is coming into being. Astronauts for Hire describes how this commercial astronaut corps will be selected and trained. It provides a unique insight into the kinds of missions and tasks that the astronauts will be involved in, from suborbital science missions to commercial trips to low Earth orbit. The book also describes the new fleet of commercial spaceships being developed - reusable rocket-propelled vehicles that will offer quick, routine, and affordable access to the edge of space. The author also explores the possibility of private enterprise establishing interplanetary spaceports, lunar bases, and outposts on the surface of Mars.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Engineering.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astronomy.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astronautics.
650 14 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Engineering.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Popular Science in Astronomy.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Innovation/Technology Management.
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element SpringerLink (Online service)
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Title Springer eBooks
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Display text Printed edition:
International Standard Book Number 9781461405191
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Uniform title Springer Praxis Books
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0520-7
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