The long Space Age : the economic origins of space exploration from Colonial America to the Cold War /

An economic historian argues that privately funded space exploration is not a new development, but a trend beginning with the astronomical observatories of the nineteenth century Over the last half-century there has been a rapid expansion in commerce off the surface of our planet. Nations and corpor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: MacDonald, Alexander C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Temas:
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > History.
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1900-1999
Manned space flight > Economic aspects.
Astronautics > United States > History.
Astronautics and civilization.
Space tourism.
Cold War > Economic aspects > United States.
Vol spatial habité > Aspect économique.
Astronautique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Astronautique et civilisation.
Tourisme spatial.
Guerre froide > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Civilization.
HISTORY > Essays.
HISTORY > Reference.
HISTORY > Social History.
Astronautics
Astronautics and civilization
Economics
Space tourism
United States > History > 20th century.
États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Piety, pioneers, and patriots : the First American observatories
  • Public spirit and patronage : American observatories
  • Spaceflight, millionaires, and national defense : Robert Goddard's fund-raising program
  • In the eyes of the world : the signaling value of apace exploration
  • The next space patrons.

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