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Condizione: Very Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: ? Smithsonian Institution Pub Date: 8/17/2002 Binding: hardcover Pages: 220 Reprint edition.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Conventional assumptions hold that U.S. government research and development efforts produced the satellite communications industry. David J. Whalen has looked deeply into the history of the industry and presents remarkable new information to tell a much different story. He finds that most of the satellite technology was privately developed by AT&T and Hughes Aircraft Company, and that the market for satellite communications existed before the government stepped in. In this detailed history of satellite communication's earliest years, Whalen explains that NASA, the White House, and Congress intervened in satellite communications development to show the world that the U.S. was in the space race and that the billions of dollars the U.S. government planned to spend would result in practical applications. He traces many different outcomes of government intervention, such as the marginalization of AT&T, who designed and paid for the first real communication satellite, Telstar 1; the positioning of Hughes as the dominant commercial satellite manufacturer; and the establishment of geosynchronous Earth orbit as the preferred orbit. Had the market been allowed to operate freely, AT&T would have launched their commercial low-earth-orbit telephone satellite in the 1960s. Many previous histories of satellite communications have emphasized government contributions; this version is the first to focus on the industry's contributions. …

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Conventional assumptions hold that U.S. government research and development efforts produced the satellite communications industry. David J. Whalen has looked deeply into the history of the industry and presents remarkable new information to tell a much different story. He finds that most of the satellite technology was privately developed by AT&T and Hughes Aircraft Company, and that the market for satellite communications existed before the government stepped in. In this detailed history of satellite communication's earliest years, Whalen explains that NASA, the White House, and Congress intervened in satellite communications development to show the world that the U.S. was in the space race and that the billions of dollars the U.S. government planned to spend would result in practical applications. He traces many different outcomes of government intervention, such as the marginalization of AT&T, who designed and paid for the first real communication satellite, Telstar 1; the positioning of Hughes as the dominant commercial satellite manufacturer; and the establishment of geosynchronous Earth orbit as the preferred orbit. Had the market been allowed to operate freely, AT&T would have launched their commercial low-earth-orbit telephone satellite in the 1960s. Many previous histories of satellite communications have emphasized government contributions; this version is the first to focus on the industry's contributions. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Hardcover goldenrod boards with navy blue spine and gilt titling. Includes b/w illustrations, tables, Appendices, Notes, Glossary, Bibliography and Index, 220 pages. The DJ is in New condition with publisher's original price sticker on the front flap.…

National Museums of Canada: Ottawa 1978. 11 x 8.5", wrappers, 29pp, bib, a couple institutional stamps else vg. First edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 1588340228. Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. No Signature.

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Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 2nd printing ; ix, 310 pages ; 24 cm ISBN 9780760739549, 0760739544 OCLC 54409153 ; brown abd maroon cloth in color illustrated dustjacket ; Visions of Ghost Armies introduces you to a side of war you might never have imagined possible. In more than one hundred true stories--reported by eyewitnesses and sometimes verified by the media--you will read eerie and haunting accounts of spirit soldiers and armies of the night who still fight battles decades to centuries after their wars have ended. ; "From the files of FATE magazine." ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: New.

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Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 238 pages. 8.90x6.00x0.60 inches. In Stock.

Couverture rigide. Condizione: Bon. Condizione sovraccoperta: Jaquette en bon état. Format:15,5/23,5.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, with dustwrapper. Two tone boards, yellow and navy blue with gilt lettering on the spine. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped and rubbed. Binding is neat and tidy. Free endpaper has a small mark from sticker residue, yet this book is in good condition. Dust wrapper is very lightly rubbed. Back cover lightly scratched, this dust wrapper is in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: New. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017 edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

Condizione: New. pp. 300.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 300 pages. 9.25x6.10x0.91 inches. In Stock.

softcover. Condizione: good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request. . nd.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This bookprovides the information that is required to start a small spacecraft program for educational purposes.This will include a discussion of multiple approaches to program formation and build / buy / hybrid decision considerations.The bookalso discusseshow a CubeSat (or other small spacecraft program) can be integrated into course and/or program curriculum and the ancillary benefits that such a program can provide. The assessment of small spacecraft programs and participatory project-based learning programs is also discussed extensively. The book presents prior work related to program assessment (both for a single program and internationally) and discusses how similar techniques can be utilized for both formative and summative assessment of a new program. The utility of these metrics (and past assessment of other programs) in gaining buy-in for program formation and funding is also considered.…

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condizione: Neu. This book provides the information that is required to start a small spacecraft program for educational purposes. This will include a discussion of multiple approaches to program formation and build / buy / hybrid decision considerations. The book also discusses how a CubeSat (or other small spacecraft program) can be integrated into course and/or program curriculum and the ancillary benefits that such a program can provide. The assessment of small spacecraft programs and participatory project-based learning programs is also discussed extensively. The book presents prior work related to program assessment (both for a single program and internationally) and discusses how similar techniques can be utilized for both formative and summative assessment of a new program. The utility of these metrics (and past assessment of other programs) in gaining buy-in for program formation and funding is also considered. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 483.…

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Condizione: New.