Building technological capability within satellite programs in developing countries

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 69, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1110-1122

  Wood, Danielle ^a   Weigel, Annalisa ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing country; Satellite; Space program; Technological capability

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; ALGERIA; BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE; EARTH OBSERVATIONS; GOVERNMENT SATELLITES; GROWTH PROCESS; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS; KEY MESSAGE; MALAYSIA; NEW SATELLITES; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; SATELLITE PROGRAMS; SATELLITE SERVICES; SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY; SPACE ACTIVITIES; SPACE PROGRAM; STRATEGIC DECISIONS; TACIT KNOWLEDGE; TECHNICAL MOTIVATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INVESTMENTS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; SATELLITES; TECHNOLOGY;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 80052964673     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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