In this Book
- Down to Earth: Satellite Technologies, Industries, and Cultures
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Rutgers University Press
- Series: New Directions in International Studies
summary
Down to Earth presents the first comprehensive overview of the geopolitical maneuvers, financial investments, technological innovations, and ideological struggles that take place behind the scenes of the satellite industry. Satellite projects that have not received extensive coverage—microsatellites in China, WorldSpace in South Africa, SiriusXM, the failures of USA 193 and Cosmos 954, and Iridium—are explored. This collection takes readers on a voyage through a truly global industry, from the sites where satellites are launched to the corporate clean rooms where they are designed, and along the orbits and paths that satellites traverse. Combining a practical introduction to the mechanics of the satellite industry, a history of how its practices and technologies have evolved, and a sophisticated theoretical analysis of satellite cultures, Down to Earth opens up a new space for global media studies.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-12xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-16
- I. Concepts and Cartographies
- II. Satellite Mediascapes
- III. Orbital Matters
- Contributors
- pp. 293-296
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813553337
Related ISBN(s)
9780813552736
MARC Record
OCLC
795120084
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2012-06-26
Language
English
Open Access
No