Space: The Free-Market Frontier

Table of contents

• Space - The Free-Market Frontier *
• Title Page *
• Acknowledgments v
• Contents vii
• Introduction: the Coming Commercial Frontier in Space ix
• Notes xxvi
• Part One: - The History of Space Flight and Nasa 1
• 1 - The Future of Space Policy 3
• 2 - When Will We See a Golden Age of Space Flight? 11
• Notes *
• 3 - The Arrival of Tomorrow: Nasa in the 21st Century 29
• Notes *
• Part Two: - Barriers to Space Enterprise 51
• 4 - Is This Any Way to Run Space Transportation? 53
• Notes *
• 5 - Barriers to Space Enterprise 67
• 6 - The Legal Regime for Private Activities in Outer Space 83
• Notes *
• 7 - Proposal for a Multilateral Treaty Regarding Jurisdiction and Real Property Rights in Outer Space 113
• Notes *
• Part Three: - Private Space Efforts 125
• 8 - Structure of the Space Market: Public and Private Space Efforts 127
• Notes *
• 9 - Private Possibilities in Space 145
• 10 - Space Commerce: an Entrepreneur's Angle 151
• Notes *
• 11 - Expanding the Dream of Human Space Flight 167
• 12 - Changing the Space Paradigm: Space Tourism and the Future of Space Travel 177
• Part Four: - Privatizing Space 194
• 13 - The Legislative Challenge in Space Transportation Financing 195
• Notes *
• 14 - Zero Gravity, Zero Tax 213
• 15 - International Space Station Alpha: a Building in Space 215
• 16 - Toward a Unified Theory of Space Property Rights: Sometimes the Best Way to Predict the Weather is to Look Outside 223
• Notes *
• Contributors 243
• Index 247
• Cato Institute *

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