| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 68 pages) : color illustrations |
| Series |
CSIS reports |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Potential disruptions in the cost of access to space -- Policy implications of disruptions -- Impacts on military space operations -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
"Since the advent of the space age, a primary constraint on military, commercial, and civil space missions has been the cost of launch. Launching objects into space requires substantial investments in launch systems and infrastructure, which has restricted the market to only a handful of national governments and several large private companies. This study explores the possibility of a space industry significantly less constrained by the cost of access to space. To understand a future where the cost of access to space is only a fraction of what it is today, CSIS turned to a curated group of space experts, including launch providers, satellite manufacturers, government analysts, space law practitioners, and military strategists. This report details trends in low-cost access to space, identifies key opportunities for further cost reductions and policies needed to spur innovation, and explores new military missions that would be enabled if these trends lead to significant reductions in the cost of access to space"--Publisher's web site |
| Notes |
"March 2017." |
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"A report of the CSIS Aerospace Security Project." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 30, 2017) |
| Subject |
Launch vehicles (Astronautics) -- Costs
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Artificial satellites -- Launching -- Costs
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Aerospace industries.
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Astronautics and state.
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Astronautics, Military.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
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Aerospace industries
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Artificial satellites -- Launching -- Costs
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Astronautics and state
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Astronautics, Military
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Launch vehicles (Astronautics) -- Costs
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hunter, Andrew, author
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Johnson, Kaitlyn, author
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Roberts, Thomas, author
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), publisher.
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| LC no. |
2021763824 |
| ISBN |
9781442280045 |
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1442280042 |
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