{"product_id":"realizing-tomorrow-the-path-to-private-spaceflight","title":"Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight by Dubbs, Chris","description":"U.S.A.F. Chief of Staff 2013 Professional Reading List Selection \u003cp\u003eNearly forty years passed between the Apollo moon landings, the grandest accomplishment of a government-run space program, and the Ansari X PRIZE-winning flights of SpaceShipOne, the greatest achievement of a private space program. Now, as we hover on the threshold of commercial spaceflight, authors Chris Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom look back at how we got to this point. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir book traces the lives of the individuals who shared the dream that private individuals and private enterprise belong in space. Realizing Tomorrow provides a behind-the-scenes look at the visionaries, the crackpots, the financial schemes, the legal wrangling, the turf battles, and--underpinning the entire drama--the overwhelming desire of ordinary people to visit outer space. \u003cbr\u003eA compelling story of the pioneers of commercial spaceflight--and their efforts to open the final frontier to everyone--this book traces the path to private spaceflight even as it offers an instructive, entertaining, and cautionary note about its future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Dubbs, Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.08w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803266674\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Dubbs is the author of \u003ci\u003eSpace Dogs: Pioneers of Space Travel\u003c\/i\u003e and the coauthor (with Colin Burgess) of \u003ci\u003eAnimals in Space: From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle\u003c\/i\u003e. Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom is the chief impact officer and executive vice president of operations at Singularity University based at NASA Ames Research Park. She is also partner and consultant for International Space Consultants. Charles D. Walker is a former crew member of Space Shuttle missions 41-D, 51-D, and 61-B.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656453882009,"sku":"9780803266674","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_382f04c4-af2a-4dcb-b259-9edc8052cb4e.jpg?v=1724635778","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/realizing-tomorrow-the-path-to-private-spaceflight","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}