Implications of Ultra-Low-Cost Access to Space

By Thomas Roberts, Kaitlyn Johnson, Andrew Hunter, et al.

Since the advent of the space age, a primary constraint on military, commercial, and civil space missions has been the cost of launch. Launching objects into space requires substantial investments in launch systems and infrastructure, which has restricted the market to only a handful of national governments and several large private companies. This study explores the possibility of a space industry significantly less constrained by the cost of access to space.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442280034
• ISBN13: 9781442280038
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Center for Strategic & International Studies
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"