50 Years of Space: A Global Perspective - Hardcover

Buchbeschreibung Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents: Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Pioneering space: The Russian Space Programme/A.I. Medvedchikov. 2. Exploring the unknown: 50 years of NASA history/Steven J. Dick. 3. Uniting for space: a brief history of ESA/Karlheinz Kreuzberg. 4. Looking ahead: half a century of space activities in Japan/Y. Matogawa. 5. Following an indigenous path: China's space activities from 1956 to 2006/Luo Ge and Zhang Yao. 6. No ambiguity of purpose: The Indian Space Programme/P.V. Manoranjan Rao. 7. Meeting the needs of tomorrow: The Canadian Space Programme/Virendra Jha. 8. The spirit of innovation: The French National Space Programme/Pierre-Louis Contreras. 9. Foundation for Rocketry: Astronautical Research in Germany/Niklas Reinke. Index. "50 Years of Space : A Global Perspective commemorates humankind's victory over gravitation, opening the doors to the Space Age. It was on October 4, 1957 that the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite, Sputnik-1, spurring other nations to find their own way to space. Just 50 years later, it is common-place to think of satellites orbiting in space and probes exploring far off plants. But how did it all come about and that too so quickly? How did the two erstwhile super-powers - Russia and US - pursue the space race at such breakneck pace? When did the two bitter enemies of the Cold War become trusting partners in international space ventures? What made other countries launch their space programmes? How did India, a developing country, become a space-faring nation? What did the Allied Victory in World War II mean to the space programmes of Germany and Japan? You will find answers to these and many more questions in this book. Many countries have found their own, unique trajectories to orbit. The objectives have been multi-pronged: to explore space and widen horizons; to harness space for development and for military purposes; to showcase superiority in technology; and venture into outer space and probe the mysteries of the universe. The essays in the book illustrate the varied trajectories that the major space agencies have taken to attain these objectives. This book is unique in that it: Brings together for the first time, brief histories of all the major space agencies of the world. Has authoritative accounts by people with impeccable credentials. Has narratives complemented by nearly 400 photographs. Is sponsored by ISRO to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the launch of Sputnik-1 and to mark the occasion of the Fifty-Eighth International Astronautically Congress being held in Hyderabad." (jacket). Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers 54861

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