Title: The Japanese and Indian Space Programmes: Two Roads Into Space Author: Brian, Harvey ISBN: 1852331992 / 9781852331993 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 222 Publisher: Springer Verlag Year: 2000 Availability: In Stock
Description
Contents
The development of the space industry in the Asian and Pacific Rim region provides the context for this book. The two major countries hoping for leadership in the area (apart from China) are Japan and India, both of whom have significant launcher capabilities.There is a general introductory chapter which places the space programmes of the region in the comparative context of the other space-faring nations of the world. The author reviews the main space programmes of Japan and India in turn, concentrating on their origins, the development of launcher and space facilities, scientific and engineering programmes, and future prospects.The book concludes with a chapter comparing how similarly/differently Japan and India are developing their space programmes, how they are likely to proceed in the future, and what impact the programmes have had in their own region and what they have contributed so far to global space research.
List of Photographs, Tables, Figures and Maps
Author%u2019s Introduction
Part I : Japan Chapter 1 : Origins Chapter 2 : The Making of a Space Programme Chapter 3 : Scientific Programmes Chapter 4 : Advances in Technology, Engineering and Applications Chapter 5 : Japanese in Space Chapter 6 : Japan's Space Infrastructure Chapter 7 : Future Prospects
Part II : India Chapter 8 : Origins Chapter 9 : Space Technology for Development Chapter 10 : New Launchers Chapter 11 : Indian Space Facilities Chapter 12 : Future Prospects Chapter 13 : Two Roads into Space
Annexes
1 : Japanese Launches
2 : Japanese Payloads Launched by Other Countries
3 : India's Launches
4 : Indian Launches by Other Countries