Emerging Space Powers : The New Space Programs of Asia, the Middle East, and South America
This work introduces the important emerging space powers of the world. Brian Harvey describes the origins of the Japanese space program, from rocket designs based on WW II German U-boats to tiny solid fuel 'pencil' rockets, which led to the launch of the first Japanese satellite in 1970. T...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Language: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Praxis
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Edition: | 1st ed. 2010. |
| Series: | Space Exploration
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Emerging space powers, the new space programs of Asia, the Middle East and South America, Brian Harvey, Henk H. F. Smid and Théo Pirard, London, Springer, Praxis, 2009, 1 vol. (XXVIII-624 p.), Springer Praxis books in Space exploration, 978-1-441-90873-5 • Emerging Space Powers, Texte imprimé, 9781441908759 • Emerging space powers, the new space programs of Asia, the Middle East and South America, Brian Harvey, Henk H. F. Smid and Théo Pirard, London, Springer, Praxis, 2009, 1 vol. (XXVIII-624 p.), Springer Praxis books in Space exploration, 978-1-441-90873-5 |
Table of Contents:
- Japan: Origins - the legacy of Hideo Itokawa Japan: Into the solar system Japan: Kibo and the Space Station India: The vision of Vikram Sarabhai India: Space technology and the villages India: Manned and lunar flight Iran: Origins - the road to space Iran: Development - space launch systems and satellites Brazil: Origins - the road to space Brazil: Development - space launch systems, space probes and satellites Brazil: Plans - the ultimate goal Israel: Small but efficient actor in space North Korea: The most secret country in space South Korea: New entrant for space systems Contrasts and comparisons