America's access to space assuring future affordability

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === This thesis evaluates the U.S. government policies that mandate the DoD launch government payloads only from vehicles produced domestically as a means to protect America's national security interests. Unfortunately, over the past decade...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ehrlich, David A.
Other Authors: Looney, Robert E.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/5004