This essay is about my prior experiences as a rocket scientist on Apollo rocket engines, with comparison to my subsequent experiences at the Federal Reserve, and in academia, with emphasis upon differences in collaboration and scientific methodology. A primary difference is in the emphasis on...

"While the Moon was once thought to hold the key to space exploration, in recent decades, the U.S. has largely turned its sights toward Mars and other celestial bodies instead. In The Value of the Moon, lunar scientist Paul Spudis argues that the U.S. can and should return to the moon in order...

This book introduces the concept of space-based technology commercialization and offers a first-time analysis of plausible opportunities, examining the overall marketability of tourism in outer space, including business case studies on celestial solar power and space debris that demonstrate the...

This book explores the contribution space systems might make in dealing with looming societal challenges related to threats to the physical environment and the management of natural resources, growing mobility and its consequences, increasing security concerns, and the shift to the information...

Am Beispiel des Bundesministeriums für Forschung und Technologie (BMFT) und seiner administrativen Vorläufer wird in dem Buch gezeigt, wie auf Bundesebene schrittweise politische Kompetenzen in der Forschungspolitik aufgebaut, die entsprechenden Organisations- und Entscheidungsstrukturen...

The great transition and the long term perspective / Thomas J. Duesterberg and Herbert I. London -- World population prospects to the year 2025 : declining fertility, aging societies, and health setbacks / Nicholas Eberstadt -- The biotech breakthrough / Michael Fumento -- High-tech help for the...