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

Palgrave MacMillan
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Description

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
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 05/23/2014
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781349484737
ISBN10: 1349484733
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Management | General
- Business & Economics | Strategic Planning
- Business & Economics | Government & Business

About the Author
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.