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Heaven and Earth: Civilian Uses of Near-Earth Space Civilian Uses of Near-Earth Space

Author(s)

Dorinda G. Dallmeyer, Kosta Tsipis

Edition
ISBN

9789041179319, 9789041102621

Publisher

Kluwer Law International B.V

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Near-earth space, which extends to geosynchronous orbits where satellites remain faithfully over a fixed spot on the ground, does not lend itself to romantic fantasies of science fiction. It is a working place from which services can be delivered with ease and efficiency.

Meteorology, seismic and crop-yield predictions, environmental monitoring, communications of all sorts, guidance and navigation, medical and educational services, treaty verification and photographic reconnaissance, news-gathering, scientific observation across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, prospecting, remote sensing, and monitoring of human activities are all in a day’s work for near-earth space.

Global cellular telephony, only a few years ago the exclusive privilege of comic-book heroes, is becoming a space-based commonplace. Planes that land in fog and cars that find their way in the labyrinthine streets of Tokyo guided from space are beyond a near horizon. Space is delivering its promise.

This volume describes many of these activities and their prospects for changing the way we live, communicate, and travel on this Earth.