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Smaller Satellites: Bigger Business?

Concepts, Applications and Markets for Micro/Nanosatellites in a New Information World

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  1. M. Rycroft

    1. International Space University, Strasbourg, France

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  2. N. Crosby

    1. International Space University, Strasbourg, France

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Part of the book series: Space Studies (SPSS, volume 6)

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Table of contents (64 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Keynote Address: Micro/Nanosatellites — The New World

    1. Keynote Address: Micro/Nanosatellites — The New World

      • M. N. Sweeting
      Pages 1-19

  3. Keynote Address: Nanotechnology — Tools for the Satellite World

    1. Keynote Address: Nanotechnology — Tools for the Satellite World

      • S. W. Janson
      Pages 21-30

  4. New Advances of Nanotechnolgy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
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    2. The Promises of Nanotechnology: Will They Be Kept?

      • C. M. Satter, S. E. Matousek
      Pages 33-42

    3. Canada’s First Microsatellite — An Enabling Low-Cost Technology for Future Space Science and Technology Missions

      • R. E. Zee, P. Stibrany
      Pages 43-51

    4. PROBA (Project for On-board Autonomy)

      • D. Bernaerts, J. Bermyn, F. Teston
      Pages 53-68

    5. SNAP-1: Design, Construction, Launch and Early Operations Phase Results of a Modular COTS-Based Nano-satellite

      • C. Underwood, V. Lappas, G. Richardson, J. Salvignol
      Pages 69-77

    6. Report on Panel Discussion 1: New Advances of Nanotechnology

      • S. Janosik, H. Spitzl, A. Volp
      Pages 79-80

  5. Micro/Nanosatellites — Benefits, Services and Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Nanosatellite Science Applications

      • John E. Oberright
      Pages 83-91

    3. Creation of an Information Society by Satellite Communications R&D: the Role of Small Satellites

      • T. Iida
      Pages 93-100

    4. MYRIADE, the CNES Micro-satellite Product Line for Science and Innovation

      • C. Bouzat
      Pages 101-108

    5. Air Quality Improvement through Micro-Technology

      • J. D. Burke, L. Zhang
      Pages 109-118

    6. Small Satellites in the Future Space Infrastructure

      • K. Maeda
      Pages 119-126

    7. Master of Space Studies 2001 Views and Visions

      • T. Radcliffe, L. Summerer
      Pages 127-132

    8. Report on Panel Discussion 2: Micro/Nanosatellites — Benefits, Services and Applications

      • A. Ismail, M. Rycroft
      Pages 133-134

    9. Keynote Address: A Trajectory to Commercial Microspace

      • R. Fleeter
      Pages 135-141

  6. Market Potential — Big Business versus the Entrepreneur

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
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    2. Measuring Complexity and Risk of New Small Satellite Endeavors

      • D. A. Bearden
      Pages 145-156
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About this book

Y. Fujimori, Symposium Programme Committee Chair, and Faculty Member, International Space University e-mail: fujimori@isu.isunet.edu M.Rycroft, Faculty Member, International Space University e-mail: rycroft@isu.isunet.edu N. Crosby, International Space University e-mail: norma@bock-crosby.fsbusines.co.uk For the sixth annual ISU Symposium the theme was "Smaller Satellites: Bigger Business? Concepts, Applications and Markets for Micro/Nanosatellites in a New Information World". Thus, the Symposium addressed the crucial question: are small satellites the saviour of space programmes around the world It did this from the unique perspective of the International Space today? University - the interdisciplinary, international and intercultural perspective. This Symposium brought together a variety of people working on small satellites - engineers, scientists, planners, providers, operators, policy makers and business executives, together with representatives from regulatory bodies, from national and international organizations, and from the finance sector, and also entrepreneurs. Discussion and debate were encouraged, based on the papers presented and those published here.

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  • International Space University, Strasbourg, France

    M. Rycroft, N. Crosby

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