The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications by Whalen, D.

The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349484737)

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The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications by Whalen, D.

The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications

$109.99
The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications by Whalen, D.

The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications

$109.99
Format: Paperback
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After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT.

Author: D. Whalen
ISBN-10: 1349484733
ISBN-13: 9781349484737
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2014
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d
By D. Whalen
By D. Whalen
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David J. Whalen gained BA and MS degrees in Astronomy at Boston University and University of Massachusetts, USA, respectively, spent five years in the US Navy (A6A Intruder), and began a 30-year career as a communications satellite engineer. Since 2007, he has been teaching in the Department of Space Studies at the University of North Dakota, USA, where he was Chair of the Department of Space Studies from 2007 to 2010.

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