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_aSeedhouse, Erik. _eauthor. |
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_aAstronauts For Hire _h[electronic resource] : _bThe Emergence of a Commercial Astronaut Corps / _cby Erik Seedhouse. |
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_aBoston, MA : _bSpringer US : _bImprint: Springer, _c2012. |
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_aXXV, 243 p. 104 illus., 101 illus. in color. _bonline resource. |
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| 490 | 1 | _aSpringer Praxis Books | |
| 505 | 0 | _aSection 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 | _aThe 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 | _aEngineering. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aAstronomy. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aAstronautics. | |
| 650 | 1 | 4 | _aEngineering. |
| 650 | 2 | 4 | _aAerospace Technology and Astronautics. |
| 650 | 2 | 4 | _aPopular Science in Astronomy. |
| 650 | 2 | 4 | _aInnovation/Technology Management. |
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_iPrinted edition: _z9781461405191 |
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