Chinese Space Station, 102, 112
Churyumov-Gerasimenko, 91
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), 20, 35, 37,
44, 45
Clarke Arthur, 83–100, 137
Clinton Bill, 59
CNES (National Centre for French Space
Studies), 28, 31, 49, 50, 75, 99
Coats Daniel, 103
Colliers, 16, 17, 58
Cook James, 53
Copernicus (satellites), 82
Corona (satellites), 35, 36, 43
Cosmos (satellites), 57, 135
Cosmo Skymed, 81
Crew Dragon, 124
CSO (Composant Spatial Optique), 81
Curiosity rover, 134
Cyclon rocket, 29
D
Daedalus, x
De Gaulle Charles, 60
Delta (rocket), 28
DEW (Direct Energy Weapon), 110
Dolmann Everett, 64, 118–120
Downrange, 5
Dyna Soar, 19, 42
E
EADS, 5, 31, 61, 63, 76
Echelon, 37
ECSC (European Coal and Steel
Community), 74
ECU (European Currency Unit), 74
Eggars Dave, 100
Einstein Albert, 136
Eisenhower Dwight, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18
ELDO (European Launcher Development
Organisation), 27, 28, 74
ELINT (ELectronic-signals INTelligence), 109
Entanglement, 136
ESRO (European Satellite Research Organisation),
27, 28, 74
EU (European Commission), 30, 31, 60–62, 64,
75, 76, 80–82, 84, 85, 137, 140
Eurasian Economic Union, 72
Euratom (Atomic Energy Agency), 74
EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity), xi
Explorer, 14, 22, 67, 87, 134
F
Falcon (rocket), 32, 64, 97–99
Fermi Enrico, 14, 37, 136
Feynman Richard, 8, 9, 14, 16, 43, 84, 95,
110, 120
Friedman George, 77, 114, 120
G
Gagarin Yuri, 16, 20, 44, 46
Galileo (satellite system), 60–64, 75, 82, 85
Galileo Galilei, 60–64, 75, 82, 85
GAO (Government Accountability Office), 123
Garpuns (satellite), 109
Gemini spacecraft, 42
GEO (Geostationary orbit), 4–6, 36, 39, 64, 92,
94, 107, 113
Geophysical Year, 16
Geosynchronous orbit, 106
Gerstenmaier William, 122, 126
Gladwell Malcolm, 126
Glennan Keith, 18
Glonass (Global'naja Navigacionnaja Sputnikovaja
Sistema), 60
GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), 60,
61, 63, 64
Gorbachev Mikhail, 48, 72
GPS (Global Positioning System), 6, 51–65, 75,
87, 89, 105, 128
Griffin Michael, 111
GSA (European Galileo Supervisory
Authority), 59
GSM (Global System for Mobile
Communications), 88
GSSAP (Geosynchronous Space Situational
Awareness), 107
H
Harari Yuval, 23, 56
H-2A rocket, 115
Harrison John, 52, 53, 65, 89
Harrison Storm, 13
Hayabusa, 90
Heinlein Robert, 17
Heisenberg Werner, 15
Helium 3, 89
Hexagon satellite, 44
Hitler Adolf, 12, 14, 24, 46
Hubble Space Telescope, 43, 117, 135
Hyperloop, 95
Hyten John, 119
142 Index
Churyumov-Gerasimenko, 91
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), 20, 35, 37,
44, 45
Clarke Arthur, 83–100, 137
Clinton Bill, 59
CNES (National Centre for French Space
Studies), 28, 31, 49, 50, 75, 99
Coats Daniel, 103
Colliers, 16, 17, 58
Cook James, 53
Copernicus (satellites), 82
Corona (satellites), 35, 36, 43
Cosmos (satellites), 57, 135
Cosmo Skymed, 81
Crew Dragon, 124
CSO (Composant Spatial Optique), 81
Curiosity rover, 134
Cyclon rocket, 29
D
Daedalus, x
De Gaulle Charles, 60
Delta (rocket), 28
DEW (Direct Energy Weapon), 110
Dolmann Everett, 64, 118–120
Downrange, 5
Dyna Soar, 19, 42
E
EADS, 5, 31, 61, 63, 76
Echelon, 37
ECSC (European Coal and Steel
Community), 74
ECU (European Currency Unit), 74
Eggars Dave, 100
Einstein Albert, 136
Eisenhower Dwight, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18
ELDO (European Launcher Development
Organisation), 27, 28, 74
ELINT (ELectronic-signals INTelligence), 109
Entanglement, 136
ESRO (European Satellite Research Organisation),
27, 28, 74
EU (European Commission), 30, 31, 60–62, 64,
75, 76, 80–82, 84, 85, 137, 140
Eurasian Economic Union, 72
Euratom (Atomic Energy Agency), 74
EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity), xi
Explorer, 14, 22, 67, 87, 134
F
Falcon (rocket), 32, 64, 97–99
Fermi Enrico, 14, 37, 136
Feynman Richard, 8, 9, 14, 16, 43, 84, 95,
110, 120
Friedman George, 77, 114, 120
G
Gagarin Yuri, 16, 20, 44, 46
Galileo (satellite system), 60–64, 75, 82, 85
Galileo Galilei, 60–64, 75, 82, 85
GAO (Government Accountability Office), 123
Garpuns (satellite), 109
Gemini spacecraft, 42
GEO (Geostationary orbit), 4–6, 36, 39, 64, 92,
94, 107, 113
Geophysical Year, 16
Geosynchronous orbit, 106
Gerstenmaier William, 122, 126
Gladwell Malcolm, 126
Glennan Keith, 18
Glonass (Global'naja Navigacionnaja Sputnikovaja
Sistema), 60
GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), 60,
61, 63, 64
Gorbachev Mikhail, 48, 72
GPS (Global Positioning System), 6, 51–65, 75,
87, 89, 105, 128
Griffin Michael, 111
GSA (European Galileo Supervisory
Authority), 59
GSM (Global System for Mobile
Communications), 88
GSSAP (Geosynchronous Space Situational
Awareness), 107
H
Harari Yuval, 23, 56
H-2A rocket, 115
Harrison John, 52, 53, 65, 89
Harrison Storm, 13
Hayabusa, 90
Heinlein Robert, 17
Heisenberg Werner, 15
Helium 3, 89
Hexagon satellite, 44
Hitler Adolf, 12, 14, 24, 46
Hubble Space Telescope, 43, 117, 135
Hyperloop, 95
Hyten John, 119
142 Index