The U.S. Commercial Space Launch Program and the Department of Defense Dilemma.

Abstract

This memorandum recommends affordable and sensible actions for improving the US commercial space program in order to ensure US companies, as well as the Department of Defense, have continuing access to space using economical US rockets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 18, 1994
Accession Number
ADA288779

Entities

People

  • William G. Clapp

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Department Of Defense
  • Earth Orbits
  • Elliptical Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Governments
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Satellites
  • Orbits
  • Space Systems
  • Space Transportation
  • Spacecraft
  • Transfer Orbits
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Economics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space