Introduction

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Introduction. / Smith, Lesley Jane; Baumann, Ingo.
Contracting for Space : Contract Practice in the European Space Sector. ed. / Lesley Jane Smith; Ingo Baumann. 1. ed. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2011. p. 1-3.

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Harvard

Smith, LJ & Baumann, I 2011, Introduction. in LJ Smith & I Baumann (eds), Contracting for Space : Contract Practice in the European Space Sector. 1 edn, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Farnham, pp. 1-3. <https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315574073/chapters/10.4324/9781315574073-6>

APA

Smith, L. J., & Baumann, I. (2011). Introduction. In L. J. Smith, & I. Baumann (Eds.), Contracting for Space : Contract Practice in the European Space Sector (1 ed., pp. 1-3). Ashgate Publishing Limited. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315574073/chapters/10.4324/9781315574073-6

Vancouver

Smith LJ, Baumann I. Introduction. In Smith LJ, Baumann I, editors, Contracting for Space : Contract Practice in the European Space Sector. 1 ed. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing Limited. 2011. p. 1-3

Bibtex

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