Down to Earth: Satellite Technologies, Industries, and Cultures

by Lisa Parks

Book Overview

Down to Earth presents the first comprehensive overview of the geopolitical maneuvers, financial investments, technological innovations, and ideological struggles that take place behind the scenes of the satellite industry. Satellite projects that have not received extensive coverage--microsatellites in China, WorldSpace in South Africa, SiriusXM, the failures of USA 193 and Cosmos 954, and Iridium--are explored. This collection takes readers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813552737
• ISBN13: 9780813552736
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary