The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications

By David Whalen

Book Overview

After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349484733
• ISBN13: 9781349484737
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"