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Title:
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50 years of space : a global perspective
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Authors:
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P. Manoranjan Rao, Editor
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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Hyderabad (India) : Universities Press, 2007
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-81-7371-600-3
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Size:
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x, 301 p. / col. ill., col. maps / 29 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes indexes
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL788.5
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Subjects:
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Astronautics and state--History
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Outer space--Exploration--History
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Description:
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Contributed articles comprising brief historical accounts of the major space programmes of the world; published on commemorating the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik satellite.
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Contents note:
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Pioneering space : the Russian Space Programme - Exploring the unknown : 50 years of NASA history - Uniting for space : a brief history of ESA - Looking ahead : half a century of space activities in Japan - Following an indigenous path : China's space activites from 1956 to 2006 - No ambiguity of purpose : the Indian Space Programme - Meeting the needs of tomorrow : the Canadian Space Program - The spirit of innovation : the French National Space Programme - Foundation for rocketry : astronautical research in Germany
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