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"why space exploration will be soon unsustainable, without a serious civilian space settlement programme"

  • Space Renaissance International Former President and Co-Founder
  • Leiden University
  • Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
  • MMAARS Mars-Moon Astronautics Academy and Research Science

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Abstract

Space exploration was born since the first satellite launch Sputnik, October 4th 1957 and developed for more than 60 years. A huge investment of public money was devoted to space agencies, however the high frontier was not yet opened to civilian development. The cost of Earth to Orbit transportation was artificially kept very high for more than 40 years, to second the lob-bies of spendable rockets producers. And it is now only thanks to the Elon Musk s visionary and pragmatic strategy the rockets reusability that such cost is finally decreasing, allowing private enterprises to enter the space market area.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIAF Space Exploration Symposium 2021 - Held at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2021
PublisherInternational Astronautical Federation, IAF
ISBN (Electronic)9781713842965
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
EventIAF Space Exploration Symposium 2021 at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2021 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 25 Oct 202129 Oct 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
VolumeA3
ISSN (Print)0074-1795

Conference

ConferenceIAF Space Exploration Symposium 2021 at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Period25/10/2129/10/21

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