Emerging Space Powers: The New Space Programs of Asia, the Middle East, and South America
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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. The next two chapters relate how Japan expanded its space program, developing small satellites into astronomical observatories and sending missions to the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1441908730
ISBN13:9781441908735
Release Date:March 2010
Publisher:Praxis Publications Inc
Length:732 Pages
Weight:2.75 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.9" x 9.6"
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