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: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Praxis,
2010.
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| 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 |