1. Gabo, Diaghilev and Olga Spessivtseva: The Governance of Shipping and Outer Space -- 2.Governance, Time and Space -- 3 Outer Space -- 4 Outer Space Governance and the Maritime Context -- 5.The Role of the Commons in Maritime and Outer Space -- 6.Maritime and Outer Spatial Fixation -- 7.Finally .

We estimate the long-term effect of public R&D on growth in manufacturing by analyzing new data from the Cold War era Space Race. We develop a novel empirical strategy that leverages US-Soviet rivalry in space technology to isolate windfall R&D spending. Our results demonstrate that public R&D...

In the last decade public interest and support for space exploration has been re-ignited. Although the recent publicity concerning robotic mission and space tourism has dominated media headlines, the space economy is becoming a propulsive one in industrial development. Consequently, a space...

This article sets the stage for examining operations management research opportunities in the emerging industry that involves operations in outer space. Currently, space exploration is moving in new and exciting directions, thanks to private investment and a more collaborative, commercial...

This essay provides a gentle introduction to the concept of time dilation and its effect on riskless fixed income returns. A no-arbitrage argument is derived which demonstrates that investors are only indifferent between investment on earth and some other place in the universe, if companies...