Beschreibung:
Through case and event studies, research and analysis, along with information obtained through professional experience, this book provides an overview of the many benefits, unique challenges, and issues facing commercial spaceports and spaceport operators.
1 Spaceports: Definitions, History, and Policy 2 Commercial Space Activities and Civil Airspace 3 Launch Vehicles, Propulsion Systems and Payloads: The Underpinnings of Spaceport Infrastructure 4 Spaceport Infrastructure and Operations 5 Spaceport Business and Financial Management 6 Impacts of Spaceports on the Economy, Aviation, Community, and Environment 7 Spaceport Licensing and Planning 8 Future of Commercial Spaceports