:the new space programs of Asia, the Middle East and South-America
/ Brian Harvey, Henk Smid and Thaeo Pirard
Berlin ;New York
: Springer ;Chichester, UK :Praxis Publishing,
, c2010.
xxviii, 624 p. , ill., maps , 25 cm.
(Springer Praxis books in space exploration.)
"First published as The Japanese and Indian space programmes, 2000"--T.p. verso.
Print
Includes bibliographical references (p. [609]-612) and index.
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.
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New space programs of Asia, the Middle East and South-America