The economic benefits of space tourism

JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 400-410

  Collins, Patrick ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Launch costs; Passenger space travel; Resource wars; Space option; Space tourism

Indexed keywords

LAUNCH COSTS; RESOURCE WARS; SPACE OPTION; SPACE TOURISMS; SPACE TRAVEL;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY;

EID: 33750144677     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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