The private solution to the space transportation crisis |
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| Authors: | James Bennett |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah, Pakistan;2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan;3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan;4. Institute of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan;5. Department of Energy and Environment, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah, Pakistan;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia;2. Center for Engineering Research, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia;1. School of Finance and Accounting, Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade, Fuzhou, 352020, China;2. Department of Business Administration, Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan;3. Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;4. Department of Management Science, College of Management, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China;5. Faculty of Business, City university of Macau, Macau, China;1. State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;2. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, No.800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China;3. State Key Laboratory of Power Systems, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;4. Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Heidelberg University, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Confused and short-sighted decisions dominated by political expediency have been made about US space policy in the past 30 years. Overly large and ambitious systems have been chosen, resulting in today's crisis in space transportation. The history of commercial aircraft development offers an alternative example of producing in a range of sizes and capabilities for a wide variety of users, and shows that the space transport industry could benefit from applying the decision-making processes used in private enterprise. The authors examine strategies for privatization of space transportation and conclude that policy support for the commercial launch industry must be continued. NASA must be reoriented towards its basic research function, and more government services should be bought from the private sector. |
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