Paper Session I-C - Building an Intellectual Infrastructure for Space Commerce

Paper Session I-C - Building an Intellectual Infrastructure for Space Commerce

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To be successful, American industries engaged in space commerce must be on sound infrastructure foundations. To serve industry effectively, building such infrastructure requires thoughtful attention not only to hardware but also to people. People are the "intellectual infrastructure" required for success. Competition in the international marketplace requires a work force with extensive scientific and technical knowledge, and a thorough understanding of the business world. The focus of this paper is the development of the intellectual infrastructure required to make space commerce a reality. The contributions to this development by the Centers for the Commercial Development of Space Program and a conceptual Space Business Development Center are described.