Detail Stuck to the Ground by Red Tape   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 407 no. 8838 (Jun. 2013), page SS3-SS4. Topik: Bureaucracy; Commercial Space Ventures Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.76 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Dozens of firms want to commercialise space in various ways. Bureaucracy, not just gravity, is holding them back. Although the cost of developing new space vehicles, products and services is high, just as much of a burden can be imposed by such intangible expenses as regulatory compliance, legal fees and insurance premiums. Launching a rocket remains a risky business and insurers typically charge around 10% of the replacement value for payloads headed to orbit, a cost that can top $50m for sophisticated satellites. Then there is the question of vehicle certification. The first private astronauts and space tourists may soon take to the skies in new launch vehicles, and the FAA has initially agreed to license commercial spacecraft without certifying, as it does for aircraft, that the vehicles are safe to carry humans. Problems for space start-ups do not end at the edge of the atmosphere. Ambitious firms wanting to mine the Moon and asteroids are entering a legal grey area. A United Nations Outer Space Treaty from 1967 says nations cannot claim sovereignty over celestial bodies, but says nothing about individuals or businesses. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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