The cold hard realities of space business

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Space entrepreneurs should recognize that for the space business to achieve its full potential, development plans should be grounded on sound economic theory. This means that, aside from technological refinements, they should also explore the intricacies of supply and demand, price elasticity and other valuable concepts.

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The people payload: does the U.S. space transportation industry take space tourism seriously?

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The government and business sector should view space as a potential contributor to economic growth. Hence, they should find ways to stimulate greater public interest in space flight and to maximize the economic opportunities afforded by this private sector 'market.'

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Looking at fundamentals

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The future of the US space program holds nothing like its free-spending past. An overview of the issues involved in managing future endeavors in space are presented and discussed.

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