| Title: | Emerging space powers : the new space programs of Asia, the Middle East and South-America |
| Authors: | Brian Harvey, Author ; Henk H. F. Smid ; Theo Pirard |
| Material Type: | eBook |
| Publisher: | New York, NY : Springer, 2009 |
| Series: | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-1-4419-0874-2 |
| Format: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 624 p.) |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | TL789.8.A78 |
| Subjects: | Astronautics--Asia ; Astronautics--Asia--History ; Astronautics--Middle East--History ; Astronautics--South America ; Astronautics--South America--History |
| Contents note: | 1. Japan : origins : the legacy of Hideo Itokawa -- 2. Japan : into the Solar System -- 3. Japan : Kibo and the Space Station -- 4. India : the vision of Vikram Sarabhai -- 5. India : space technology and the villages -- 6. India : manned and lunar flight -- 7. Iran : origins : the road to space -- 8. Iran : development : space launch systems and satellites -- 9. Brazil : origins : the road to space -- 10. Brazil : development : space launch systems, space probes, and satellites -- 11. Brazil : plans : the ultimate goal -- 12. Israel : small but efficient actor in space -- 13. North Korea : the most secret country in space -- 14. South Korea : new entrant for space system -- 15. Contrasts and comparisons -- Annex 1. List of launches -- Annex 2. Space institutes in Iran -- Annex 3. Space institutes in Brazil -- Annex 4. Space institutes in North Korea -- Annex 5. United Nations treaties related to outer space |
| Format : | Online |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=9361 |
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