Suborbital industry at the edge of space
Suborbital spaceflight. Suborbital flight : a brief history ; The legacy of SpaceShipOne ; Regulating the industry ; Suborbital risksSuborbital market. The 10-year forecast ; Reusable suborbital launch vehicles ; Market analysis ; The markets -- Training suborbital astronauts. Medical standards ; Su...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cham, Heidelberg u.a.
Springer
2014
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| Schriftenreihe: | Springer Praxis Books
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| Zusammenfassung: | Suborbital spaceflight. Suborbital flight : a brief history ; The legacy of SpaceShipOne ; Regulating the industry ; Suborbital risksSuborbital market. The 10-year forecast ; Reusable suborbital launch vehicles ; Market analysis ; The markets -- Training suborbital astronauts. Medical standards ; Suborbital medical environment ; Training for commercial suborbital spaceflight -- The Frontrunners. Virgin Galactic ; XCOR -- Contenders : vehicles waiting in the wings. Blue Origin ; Armadillo Aerospace ; Masten Space Systems ; Copenhagen Suborbitals -- Spaceports. Spaceport America ; Caribbean Spaceport ; Spaceport Sweden ; Mojave Spaceport -- Suborbital science. Potential suborbital science potential capabilities ; Portfolio of game-changing missions ; Anatomy of a science mission ; Making the most of those four minutes ; Launch day -- Payloads. Flying a payload with virgin galactic ; Flying a payload with XCOR ; Flying a payload with Blue Origin ; The suborbital payload agent -- How to get there. Strategies to fly a mission ; Become a citizen-astronaut ; Fly a payload ; Win a ticket ; Perform research. Appendix I : To boldly go where no animal has gone before -- a short history of suborbital animal astronauts -- Appendix II : Physical hazards ; Psychological response hazards ; Summary of potential effects on passengers ; Appendix III : POSSUM ; Appendix IV : Insurance. Suborbital spaceflight. Suborbital flight : a brief history ; The legacy of SpaceShipOne ; Regulating the industry ; Suborbital risks -- Suborbital market. The 10-year forecast ; Reusable suborbital launch vehicles ; Market analysis ; The markets -- Training suborbital astronauts. Medical standards ; Suborbital medical environment ; Training for commercial suborbital spaceflight -- The Frontrunners. Virgin Galactic ; XCOR -- Contenders : vehicles waiting in the wings. Blue Origin ; Armadillo Aerospace ; Masten Space Systems ; Copenhagen Suborbitals -- Spaceports. Spaceport America ; Caribbean Spaceport ; Spaceport Sweden ; Mojave Spaceport -- Suborbital science. Potential suborbital science potential capabilities ; Portfolio of game-changing missions ; Anatomy of a science mission ; Making the most of those four minutes ; Launch day -- Payloads. Flying a payload with virgin galactic ; Flying a payload with XCOR ; Flying a payload with Blue Origin ; The suborbital payload agent -- How to get there. Strategies to fly a mission ; Become a citizen-astronaut ; Fly a payload ; Win a ticket ; Perform research. Appendix I : To boldly go where no animal has gone before -- a short history of suborbital animal astronauts -- Appendix II : Physical hazards ; Psychological response hazards ; Summary of potential effects on passengers ; Appendix III : POSSUM ; Appendix IV : Insurance |
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| Beschreibung: | XXVI, 184 S. Ill., graf. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9783319034843 978-3-319-03484-3 3319034847 3-319-03484-7 |