Emerging Space Powers The New Space Programs of Asia, the Middle East, and South America /

• 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
• Subjects: Engineering.; Science > History.; Astronomy.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; History of Science.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0874-2

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.