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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505 0 # |a Japan: Origins -- Japan: Development -- Japan: Plans -- India: Origins -- India: Development -- India: Plans -- Iran: Origins - The Road to Space -- Iran: Development - Satellites and Space Launch Systems -- Iran: Plans - The Ultimate Goal -- Brazil: Origins - The Road to Space -- Brazil: Development - Satellites and Space Launch Systems -- Brazil: Plans - The Ultimate Goal -- Israel: The Technological Efforts of IAI (Israel Aircraft Industries) -- Israel: Looking for Science, Business, Cooperation -- North Korea: The Strange Country in Space -- South Korea: Towards Space Autonomy, Step by Step -- South Korea: Ambitions Through International Cooperations -- Contrasts and Comparisons. 
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