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Though satellites are now used by a wide array of entertainment, communications, and information technologies, from radio stations to GPS devices, the business of making, launching, and maintaining satellites is still shrouded in mystery. This presents the first comprehensive overview of the geopolitical manoeuvres, financial investments, scientific innovations, and ideological struggles that take place behind the scenes of this fascinating industry.

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Though satellites are now used by a wide array of entertainment, communications, and information technologies, from radio stations to GPS devices, the business of making, launching, and maintaining satellites is still shrouded in mystery. This presents the first comprehensive overview of the geopolitical manoeuvres, financial investments, scientific innovations, and ideological struggles that take place behind the scenes of this fascinating industry.
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LISA PARKS is a professor of film and media studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of Cultures in Orbit: Satellites and the Televisual and coeditor of Planet TV: A Global Television Reader.  JAMES SCHWOCH is the senior associate dean for the School of Communication at Northwestern University in Qatar, and a professor at Northwestern University. His research explores the nexus of global media, media history, international studies, and global security.