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Spaceport Earth : the reinvention of spaceflight /

Examines the current state and future of the space travel industry, discussing the rise of private companies engaged in commercialized space flight, the building of new spacecraft and rockets and the development of spaceports.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pappalardo, Joe (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Space launch industry > United States.
Space industrialization.
Launch vehicles (Astronautics) > United States.
Description
Summary:Examines the current state and future of the space travel industry, discussing the rise of private companies engaged in commercialized space flight, the building of new spacecraft and rockets and the development of spaceports.
Physical Description:240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index.
ISBN:9781468312782
1468312782