Spaceflight is subject to both enthusiasm as well as criticism due to its high financial requirements. An engineering approach reveals that the enormous efforts – and with this, the costs – for spaceflight cannot be significantly reduced in the foreseeable future. Potential and motivation of different interest groups to actually realize space ventures vary significantly. Starting with the historical context, classification of space related benefits into four categories and detailed examination in relation to efforts result in clear statements about benefits and motivation of spaceflight. The result mirrors spaceflight’s current situation and allows conclusions on its most probable future development.
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Spaceflight is subject to both enthusiasm as well as criticism due to its high financial requirements. An engineering approach reveals that the enormous efforts – and with this, the costs – for spaceflight cannot be significantly reduced in the foreseeable future. Potential and motivation of different interest groups to actually realize space ventures vary significantly. Starting with the historical context, classification of space related benefits into four categories and detailed examination i...
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