The Rise and Fall of COMSAT [electronic resource] : Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications /
Whalen, D.author.
After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Note on Sources; Introduction: A Technological Camelot; 1 The Communications Satellite Act of 1962; 2 Creating COMSAT; 3 Creating Intelsat; 4 Rising to the Peak; 5 Mobile Satellite Communications; 6 Technology; 7 Domsats (COMSTAR and SBS); 8 Direct Broadcast Satellites; 9 The Old Guard Retires; 10 Fadeout; Epilog: Post-Mortem; Glossary; Notes; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT.
Communications Satellite Corporation
Cosmology.
Management.
Industrial management.
Leadership.
Space sciences.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Economic policy.
Cosmology.
Innovation/Technology Management.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Economic Policy.