Download or read book The Rise and Fall of COMSAT written by D. Whalen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT.