Commercial space exploration : Potential Contributions of Private Actors to Space Exploration Programmes /

Commercial space exploration : Potential Contributions of Private Actors to Space Exploration Programmes /

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Author / Creator:	Iacomino, Clelia, author.
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
Description:	1 online resource (106 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology.
Subject:	Space industrialization. Exploration of outer space. Space industrialization. Outer space -- Exploration. Outer space.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12455915

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ISBN:	3030157512 3030157504 9783030157500 9783030157517
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 28, 2019).
Summary:	This book offers a comprehensive overview of current space exploration in terms of geopolitical and commercial aspects. Despite multiple attempts to foster commercial activities in the field of space exploration, for decades the domain largely continued to be funded and led by governments in the form of national and international programmes. However, the situation changed with the retirement of the Space Shuttle and the introduction of NASAs Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) programme, which employed an innovative procurement scheme based on competitive, performance-based, fixed-price milestones. The success of this programme marked an important milestone in the evolution of the relationship between government and industry. The growing opportunities for private actors to make more prominent contributions to space exploration also lie in the "New Space" ecosystem, a sectoral transformation characterised by a substantial increase in private investment and the emergence of commercial efforts to develop disruptive concepts and address new markets.
Other form:	Print version: Iacomino, Clelia. Commercial Space Exploration : Potential Contributions of Private Actors to Space Exploration Programmes. Cham : Springer, ©2019 9783030157500

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Global space exploration landscape : strategies and programmes
3. The evolving role of private actors in space exploration
4. Commercial contributions and public-private partnerships
5. Towards more ambitious commercial contributions to space exploration.