Description
Book SynopsisShe explains why NASA sometimes encouraged and sometimes thwarted the privatization of space projects and describes the agency's role in the rise of such new space industries as launch vehicles and communications satellites.
Trade ReviewAs well as being an interesting read, NASA and the Space Industry demonstrates the effect that lack of clarity in space policy can have on the development of private sector space capability. Spaceflight A much-needed overview of a subject of great importance. -- Erik P. Rau Enterprise and Society
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1. Partners in Space
Chapter 2. Legacies
Chapter 3. A Tale of Two Companies
Chapter 4. The Space Shuttle
Chapter 5. Space and the Marketplace
Chapter 6. In the Wake of the Challenger
Chapter 7. Trends in NASA-Industry Relations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
