04101nam a22005655i 4500 978-981-97-1606-7 DE-He213 20251030111739.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240322s2024 si | s |||| 0|eng d 9789819716067 978-981-97-1606-7 10.1007/978-981-97-1606-7 doi G154.9-155.8 HD28-70 KNSG bicssc BUS081000 bisacsh KNSG thema Peng, Kang-Lin. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 73767 Space Tourism Value Chain [electronic resource] : When East Meets West / by Kang-Lin Peng, IokTeng Esther Kou, Hong Chen. 1st ed. 2024. Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XI, 176 p. 22 illus., 12 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Contributions to Management Science, 2197-716X Chapter 1 An Overview of Space Tourism -- Chapter 2 Space Firms -- Chapter 3 Space Travelers -- Chapter 4 Space Travel Agency -- Chapter 5 Space Hotels -- Chapter 6 Space Insurance -- Chapter 7 Legislation of Space Tourism -- Chapter 8 Space Medicine -- Chapter 9 Space Debris -- Chapter 10 Space Economics -- Chapter 11 Space Tourism Management and Service Design -- Chapter 12 Sustainable Space Tourism. This book benefits those interested in space tourism for doing business, conducting research, and teaching space services. The value chain analysis approach is applied to construct the knowledge system of the space industry from suppliers, consumers, agents, and related stakeholders. Space tourism has made a breakthrough in travel boundaries beyond Kármán line and impacted human living in many aspects, especially a vision of Mars immigration. The tourism industry has extended its reach to outer space. Space education has been popular in many countries because of human capital to serve in the new field. Researchers have developed unique methodologies to study space economic behaviors. The advancements in space technology and commercialization have formed a new market to drive a new era of space economics. Individuals can now venture beyond the Kármán line and fulfill their desire for space exploration through space tourism. This form of tourism offers a unique opportunity for individuals to explore the origins and limitations of human beings. This book provides an overview of the current state of global space tourism development, including its characteristics, direct and indirect stakeholders, and existing challenges. The successful implementation of space tourism cases by private enterprises in Europe and the USA offers valuable insights into China's space tourism endeavors. Given China's leading position in global space technology, space tourism represents a promising commercial development field that can benefit the country and its citizens. Tourism. Management. 324 Tourism Management. 67127 Tourism Economics. 72323 Kou, IokTeng Esther. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 73768 Chen, Hong. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 73769 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9789819716050 Printed edition: 9789819716074 Printed edition: 9789819716081 Contributions to Management Science, 2197-716X 69223 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1606-7 ZDB-2-BUM ZDB-2-SXBM 58581 58581