Technological learning through international collaboration: Lessons from the field

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 260-272

  Wood, Danielle ^a   Weigel, Annalisa ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capability building; Developing countries; Satellites; Systems architecture; Technological learning

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

CAPABILITY BUILDING; INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS; SATELLITE DEVELOPMENT; SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY; SPACE TECHNOLOGIES; STRATEGIC DECISIONS; SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE; TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING;

SATELLITES;

EID: 84870211000     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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