Overview
- Provides the basics of space business and economics including risk and cost management
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Space Development (BRIEFSSPACE)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book provides an overview of key topics related to space business and management. Case studies and an integrative section are included to illustrate the fundamental concepts and to build intuition. Key topics in the field, such as risk management and cost management, are covered in detail.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Gurtuna is the founder and president of Turquoise Technology Solutions Inc. He is also a faculty member at the International Space University. He obtained his PhD in Operations Research from the joint PhD program in Montreal (this program is administered by four Canadian universities: Concordia, HEC, McGill, and UQAM). His areas of expertise include space business and management, space applications for the energy sector, emerging technology markets and quantitative analysis in decision making (covering areas such as optimization, simulation and mathematical modeling).
Dr. Gurtuna has more than 10 years of strategic consulting experience in the space industry, including experience in strategic planning studies. Previously, he was co-founder and senior consultant of Futuraspace (a consulting company founded by International Space University alumni).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fundamentals of Space Business and Economics
Authors: Ozgur Gurtuna
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Space Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6696-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Ozgur Gurtuna 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-6695-6Published: 16 April 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-6696-3Published: 16 April 2013
Series ISSN: 2191-8171
Series E-ISSN: 2191-818X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 85
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Innovation/Technology Management, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk