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Author: Scott Madry

About the Author: Scott Madry is a professor emeritus of the International Space University, and is a research associate professor of archaeology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was previously on the faculty of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Before that he was a senior project manager at the Institute for Technology Development’s Space Remote Sensing Center at the NASA Stennis Space Center. He specializes in the applications of space systems for environmental and cultural resource management, and the commercialization of space technologies.

Disruptive Space Technologies and Innovations book pdf download By Scott Madry

In the past century alone, we have witnessed groundbreaking technological innovations quickly displace established industries, thereby opening up entirely new markets or fields of research. Such “disruptive technologies” are hard to predict in advance, and yet, they have the potential to significantly alter the course of history. Written by one of the world’s leading space applications experts, this book addresses the concept of disruptive technologies in the space arena, including microsatellites, the development of satellite constellations, and reusable launch vehicles. The book presents several case studies in the field, and discusses how and why modern space technologies are so unique. It covers current examples of disruptive space businesses, the pros and cons of such disruption, key emerging trends, and possible developments on the horizon.

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