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Feasibility study and future projections of suborbital space tourism at the example of Virgin Galactic / Matthias Otto.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Otto, Matthias.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Space tourism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (92 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hamburg : Diplomica Verlag, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Die Arbeit ""Feasibility Study and Future Projections of Suborbital Space Tourism at the Example of Virgin Galactic"" beschäftigt sich mit dem Thema Weltraumtourismus, insbesondere mit dem so genannten suborbitalen Weltraumtourismus - ein gegenwärtig bei Privatunternehmen zu beobachtender Trend, die kommerzielle Flüge bis zur Grenze zum Weltall anbieten. Diese Grenze, nach ihrem Entdecker Theodore von Karman ""Karman Line"" benannt, befindet sich laut der FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) in einer Höhe von etwa 100 km.Der Verfasser führt am Beispiel des angloamerikanischen Unter
- Contents:
- Feasibility Study and Future Projections of Suborbital Space Tourism at the Example of Virgin Galactic; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Definitions; 1. Introduction; 2. General Aspects on Space Tourism; 3. Feasibility Study and Future Projections of Suborbital Space Tourism; 3.4 Regulatory Framework and Non-Profit Space Tourism Organisations; 3.5 Suborbital Space Tourism Demand; 4. Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix A - Expert Interviews; Appendix B - Competition Guidelines of the Google Lunar X Prize
- Notes:
- Title from cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9783836617239
- 3836617234
- OCLC:
- 679417363
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