1st Edition

An Introduction to the Spaceport Industry Runways to Space

234 Pages 69 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 69 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 69 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a contemporary look at spaceports, not only from relevant technological drivers, policies, and legal perspectives, but also from impacts associated with airspace use and aviation stakeholders. Economic, business, financial, and environmental considerations; issues facing airports transitioning to air and space ports; and spaceport planning are discussed. Through case and... Read more

1 Spaceports: Definitions, History, and Policy  2 Commercial Space Activities and Civil Airspace  3 Launch Vehicles, Propulsion Systems and Payloads: The Underpinnings of Spaceport Infrastructure  4 Spaceport Infrastructure and Operations  5 Spaceport Business and Financial Management  6 Impacts of Spaceports on the Economy, Aviation, Community, and Environment  7 Spaceport Licensing and Planning  8 Future of Commercial Spaceports

Biography

Janet K. Tinoco, Ph.D., is a systems engineer and Professor of Management and Marketing at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, David B. O’Maley College of Business in Daytona Beach, FL, U.S.

Chunyan Yu, Ph.D., is Professor of Air Transport Management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, David B. O’Maley College of Business in Daytona Beach, FL, U.S.

Diane Howard, Ph.D., is a non-resident scholar at University of Texas – Austin’s Strauss Center for International and Security Studies and Adjunct Professor in its School of Law.

Ruth E. Stilwell, Ph.D., is currently serving as a non-resident scholar to the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University. She is also the Executive Director of Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC, and adjunct faculty at Norwich University, VT, U.S.

"With spaceports offering the potential to be thriving commercial ecosystems into the future, this very timely book provides a comprehensive coverage of the emerging commercial spaceport industry" Louis Brennan, Trinity Business School, Ireland