In the 30 years of the space age, manned missions and probes to the planets have made the headlines. But satellites are where the huge investment will pay off
MANY countries are now committed to developing the technology to take advantage of space. Commercial companies, too, are interested in making profits from building and launching satellites and working in space. The risks and costs are great, however. As yet, it is governments that are the main investors in this new and growing area of science and technology.
Since 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the world has…
