The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications

Name: The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications
Brand: Palgrave Macmillan
SKU: 9781137396914
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By (author): D. Whalen

After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT. See more

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Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
Publication Date: 23 May 2014
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781137396914

About D. Whalen

David J. Whalen gained BA and MS degrees in Astronomy at Boston University and University of Massachusetts USA respectively spent five years in the US Navy (A6A Intruder) and began a 30-year career as a communications satellite engineer. Since 2007 he has been teaching in the Department of Space Studies at the University of North Dakota USA where he was Chair of the Department of Space Studies from 2007 to 2010.

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