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About the Author; 1 From Satellites to Spinoffs: A Brief History of Commercial Space Activity; Satellites: The First Commercial Space Industry; Commercial Spinoffs from NASA Research and Development; References; 2 Game Changer: SpaceX; The Falcon 1; The Falcon 9; The Dragon Capsule; Ushering in a New Era; Dragon v2 Crew Capsule; Falcon Heavy; References; 3 New Rockets and New Launch Methods; The ULA Atlas V and Delta IV; Orbital Sciences; Stratolaunch Systems and Swiss Space Systems; Arianespace; International Launch Services (ILS); Asia's Commercial Efforts
Suborbital Space Launch EffortsReferences; 4 NASA Commercial Partnership Programs; Early Commercial Efforts by the U.S. Government; COTS and C3PO; SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Vehicle Developments; NASA's Commercial Crew Program; Other NASA Commercial Programs; References; 5 Reducing the Cost to Low-Earth Orbit for Small Satellites; Commercial Small Sats and Related New Space Companies; References; 6 The Emergence of Personal Spaceflight; A View of Earth from Near Space; Suborbital Spaceflight; The Potential of Human Orbital Spaceflight; The Prospect of Commercial Missions to the Moon
Suborbital Space Launch EffortsReferences; 4 NASA Commercial Partnership Programs; Early Commercial Efforts by the U.S. Government; COTS and C3PO; SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Vehicle Developments; NASA's Commercial Crew Program; Other NASA Commercial Programs; References; 5 Reducing the Cost to Low-Earth Orbit for Small Satellites; Commercial Small Sats and Related New Space Companies; References; 6 The Emergence of Personal Spaceflight; A View of Earth from Near Space; Suborbital Spaceflight; The Potential of Human Orbital Spaceflight; The Prospect of Commercial Missions to the Moon