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BL
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| Record Number
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601764
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b430983
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| Main Entry
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Seedhouse, Erik
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| Title & Author
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Astronauts for hire : the emergence of a commercial astronaut corps /\ Erik Seedhouse
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Springer; Chichester, UK :: : [published in association with] Praxis Pub.,, c2012
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| Series Statement
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xxv, 243 p.) :: ill. (some col.)
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| ISBN
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9781461405207 (electronic bk.)
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: 1461405203 (electronic bk.)
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9781461405191
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146140519X
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-82) and index
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| Contents
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The birth of the world's first commercial astronaut agency -- Who becomes a commercial astronaut? -- Medical qualification and training -- Meet the industry -- The new breed of space vehicles -- Suborbital missions -- Orbital missions -- One small step for entrepreneurship
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| Subject
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Astronautics-- Economic aspects
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Astronauts
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Outer space, Civilian use
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| Dewey Classification
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629.4
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| LC Classification
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QB500.25.S44 2012eb
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QB500.25.S44 2012eb
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