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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Main Authors: Harvey, Brian. (Author), Smid, Henk H. F. (Author), Pirard, Thǒ. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Praxis, 2010.
Series:Springer Praxis Books
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0874-2