In Europe's Space Programme - to Ariane and Beyond, author Brian Harvey begins with the fledgling European rocket effort of the 1930s and the key pioneers of the period, examining the significance of the V-2 and the technological advances represented by its development.
Explorer was the original American space program and Explorer 1 its first satellite, launched in 1958. It introduces the... Læs mere
The aim of the Space Exploration - 2007 is to provide an annual update on recent space launches, missions and results, to be published every year in September.
Brian Harvey recounts for the first time the definitive history of scientific Russian space probes and the knowledge they acquired of the Earth, its environment, the Moon, Mars and Venus.
This work introduces the important emerging space powers of the world. Brian Harvey describes the origins of the... Læs mere
This comprehensive history of the Russian Soviet space programme, from its origins to the present, addresses the technical, political, historical, human and organisational issues and provides a balanced focus on manned and unmanned programmes.
Engineering technology satellites became the basis of Japan’s electronic industry as Japanese astronauts flew into space, working on their Kibo module on the... Læs mere