Astronauts for hire
Subtitle: the emergence of a commercial astronaut corps
By: Erik Seedhouse
Series: Springer-Praxis books in space exploration; Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
Publisher: Springer; [published in association with] Praxis Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York; London; Chichester, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781461405191
Subjects: Astronautics; Economic aspects; Civilian use; Astronauts
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-82) and index.
Table of contents: title: The birth of the world's first commercial astronaut agency; title: Who becomes a commercial astronaut?; title: Medical qualification and training; title: Meet the industry; title: The new breed of space vehicles; title: Suborbital missions; title: Orbital missions; title: One small step for entrepreneurship.