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The Unfulfilled Potential of the External Tank
The story of the Space Shuttle development shows that the Orbiter’s design underwent severe alterations. As it was meant to be a spaceplane, nobody...
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Lost Science and Technology Missions
Space is not the exclusive domain where NASA operates its assets and conducts research. In fact, throughout the years, the American space agency has...
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Orbital Hop**
This chapter tells the story of orbital tugs and upper stage concepts that would have allowed for a smooth movement of people and hardware from orbit...
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The Space Economy Is Already Here
If you’re waiting for the start of the new space economy, then this is your wake-up call. Commercial space ventures have been open for business for a...
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No Country for Earth Men
In case you’re thinking about ordering your custom-tailored bespoke spacesuit from Amazon for your new life in space, don’t hold your breath because...
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How to Be Part of the New Cosmos Economy
The real story about leaving Earth and venturing into space isn’t about the tech stuff. It’s not even about courageous adventures or boldly going to...
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Forever Frontiers
Settling the solar system will take a very very long time simply because our solar system is a very very big place. Generations from now, new...
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Don’t Look Back
Is there room for human compassion in the rugged space frontier? Consider why an immigrant immigrates. Either life is abhorrent or dangerous where...
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Turning over [Space] Rocks …
Until now, interest in the business side of space has been mostly in the boardrooms of major corporations and in the workshops, hangars, or garages...
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Blue Oceans and Greenfields in Space
Investment in the cosmos economy is already experiencing growth in a wide variety of areas including energy production, communications, data...
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Connecting the Dots
Now we have a complete and comprehensive picture of how each of the five phases will work interactively to build one upon the next and create...
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Coming into the Cosmos
Today when you bring up the topic of space exploration, the notion of humans like us going to space to see what’s there or to live and work, you are...
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Planning on Purpose
Creating a new enterprise is no trivial enterprise, even more challenging is the process of turning that creative idea into reality (innovation),...
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Business Models
A business model is the fundamental structure of the enterprise. The business plan is how the company uniquely decides to execute and provide value...
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A New Destiny
When I learned about Manifest Destiny in my high school history class, I took away the patriotic notion that America was a promised land. A place, as...
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The Rules of the Game
Not everyone is excited about the new space economy. As progress is made and momentum builds for the new space economy, opposition from entrenched...
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A Brief History of Radio Astronomy
In the late 1880s, a scientist by the name Heinrich Hertz conducted a series of experiments where he successfully transmitted and received radio...
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Correction to: Radio and Radar Astronomy Projects for Beginners
The original version of this book was inadvertently published with few errors in Chapters 1, 2, 7 and 9. This has now been updated in the mentioned...
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Shielding of Equipment
There are a few things that can be done to reduce or stop interference. Firstly, don’t use old cables with cracked or damaged outer coverings, as...
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Radar Detection of Meteors and the International Space Station
Debris left over by the tails of comets is stuck in orbit around the Sun. Mixed in with these cometary remains are small particles that have come...