Instead of evolving and translating the skills, facilities and capabilities of our traditional space industry and work force into a new space economic and exploration machine that could deliver endless returns in the form of new jobs, new companies, new exploration projects and science, Congress is about to throw it all away for a big fat pork rocket disguised as a bold new initiative.
Still, it's not at all clear how much long-term economic activity gas exploration would bring.
But within weeks a Sudanese delegation went to Iran, where the government promised to strengthen economic ties, oil exploration included.
Megill (1992) described the use of cash flow models and NPV to generate economic yardsticks in exploration economic analysis in detail.
Forecasting future production is essential in economic analysis of exploration and production expenditures.
Being aware that firms and the labour force operate in a competitive environment, governments take on an active role in supporting initiatives that contribute to the maintenance of existing economic competitive edges, exploration of new production niches and development of human resources.
Space exploration economic viability is not an accounting problem that can be solved by CFOs and accountants.
It's a little light on the heavy-duty nonfiction, the histories, economic exposés, the explorations of health and poverty and urbanism and war -- so if those are the type of books you might like to read, well, there are more than 89 books in store for you.
Really, though, there is no economic case for space exploration.
The economic case for space exploration has always been important, because of the vast costs and the indeterminate benefits.
