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Commercial Interests in Outer Space
This chapter discusses the new and exciting era of commercial space efforts. The status of the American space program and where it is headed in the...
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Factories in Space
It is almost a standard question in a job interview to ask prospective employees their expectations if they were hired. During his interview with the...
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A Laboratory for the Space Shuttle
The statement above outlines the original intention for Spacelab in the early 1980s. Back then, it was predicted that nominal mission duration for...
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Space Mining
Global mining operations represented $683 billion USD in 2018 with an average net profit of 10% ($63 billion USD) according to...
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NASA and Commercial Crew Development
Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) is a human spaceflight development program that is funded by the U.S. government and administered by NASA. Its...
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The Excitement of Current & Future Space Exploration
This chapter is an overview of the changing nature of international space exploration and what drives countries to explore space in the post-Space...
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The New 49ers Rush to Space
At the dawn of the electric age in the late 1880s, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were commercial rivals advocating opposing notions about the best...
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Politics, the Military, and the Space Force
This chapter examines how the politics of the United States and its military objectives have driven the research and technological advancement of...
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Technological Risks of Space Flights and Human Casualties
This chapter focuses on the technological risks taken in space exploration. In addition, the U.S. accidents that resulted in loss of life are...
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The Post-Apollo and Space Shuttle Era
This chapter examines the next time period after the Space Race: Post-Apollo through the Space Shuttle program. At the conclusion of the Space Race,...
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The Path Forward
Climate changeClimate change is one the greatest threats to civilization that humans have ever faced. Figure 11.1 shows an example of the kinds of...
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Key Applications
The possibilities of augmented reality run the gamut from basic informational purposes to enterprise needs, fulfilling training and onsite job...
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Human Spaceflight
Human spaceflight inevitably became the most high-profile part of Japan’s space programme. Following an early American invitation to join the...
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Inertial Electrostatic Confinement
Inertial electrostatic confinement (IECInertial electrostatic confinement (IEC)) uses electric fields to heat plasmaPlasmas to fusion...
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Fusion Technology
This chapter is an overview of the current state of the art of fusion technology. Because of the imperative of dealing with climate change, most...
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Change of Direction
There was a significant change in direction in Japan’s space programme in 1998, the key moment being the firing of the Taepo Dong missile by the...
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Pushback and Challenges
Not everyone is in favor of creating a new settled commercial space economy. There are those who actively resist this development for economic,...
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Spacelab Says Goodbye
Looking back over 20 years, it seemed to be an untimely end to the Spacelab program in order to make way for Space Station. There remained untapped...
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Space Governed by the Presidency of the Council
With the launch of the first taikonaut, Yang Liwei[aut]Liwei, Yang, in 2005 and[aut]Yang Liwei the first Tiangong-1 orbital laboratory (Heavenly...
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Unflown On-Orbit Servicing Capabilities
The Space Shuttle played an indispensable role in servicing and rescuing satellites and telescopes. This chapter is dedicated to satellite servicing...