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The Federal Government and the Development of Aerospace Technology
Since 1903, the United States has spent hundreds of billions of dollars developing aerospace technology, on the management of the infrastructure necessary to support its operations, and on the military and other practical applications that it affords. Accordingly, through a … Continue reading
Posted in aeronautics, aviation, History, Politics, Space, World War II
Tagged 1960s, ames research center, aviation, Boeing, cold war, Department of Defense, federal aviation administration, History, international relations, NASA, nasa ames research, nasa ames research center, politics, public policy, R&D, science, technology transfer, transportation, U.S. Civil Space, World War II
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The Current Crop of Commercial Starts-Ups in Space Were not the First
Many journalists and others have been much enamored with the activities of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sir Richard Branson, and other entrepreneurs who have bet their fortunes, at least some of their fortunes, on the development of new space access … Continue reading
Posted in History, Space
Tagged Astroliner, Boeing, Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984, David Thompson, Dragon Capsule, Elon Musk, Falcon 9, History, International Space Station (ISS), Jeff Bezos, Kelly Space and Technology Inc., Kistler Aerospace Corporation, L-1011, NASA, orbital sciences corporation, Orbital/ATK, Pathfinder, Pegasus, Pegasus XL, Pioneer Inc., Ronald Reagan, Rotary Rocket Company, Roton, RSC-Energia, Sea Launch Company LLC, Sir Richard Branson, SpaceX, transportation, U.S. Civil Space, Zenit
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United States Aerospace Corporations and the Changing Nature of Global Markets
During the period between the 1960s and the 1990s the share of the market enjoyed by American aerospace manufacturers fell sharply as foreign corporations—either private or state-run—gained greater portions of the market. In 1986, for example, United States high‑technology imports exceeded … Continue reading
Ed Daly and the World Airways Experience
Edward J. Daly, the entrepreneur who built World Airways, was one of the most unusual air transport entrepreneurs of the Cold War era. Forty years ago Daly made a name for himself during the evacuation of South Vietnam in March-April 1975. Although … Continue reading
Posted in aeronautics, aviation, History, Politics
Tagged Boeing, Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Boeing 747, C-46, cold war, Da Nang, DC-10, Edward J. Daley, Gerald R. Ford, Hue, Jan Wollett, L-1011, Operation Babylift, Operation Safe Haven, People Magazine, Saigon, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam, Vietnam War, World Airways
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