Editor in Chief : Rao, Manoranjan P.V.
50 years of space : a global perspective / Fifty years of space Space by editor-in-chief, P.V. Manoranjan Rao. - Hyderabad : Universities Press : Distributed by Orient Longman, 2007. - x, 301 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. HB
Includes indexes.
Contributed articles comprising brief historical accounts of the major space programmes of the world; published on commemorating the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik satellite. On October 4,1957, the Soviet Union launching the world's first man-made satellite Sputnik-1, opening the doors to a new cosmic era. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this momentous occasion, 50 Years of Space: A Global Perspective gathers in a single volume, brief histories of all the major space agencies of the world written by people of impeccable credentials. In the past 50 years, many countries have found their own, unique paths to orbit. The objects were multidimensional-an opportunity for investigation and understanding outer space; a means of showcasing technology superiority; a means to solve social problems.
9788173716003
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office Rs1995.00
2008307154
Physics - Astronautics--History.
Outer space--Exploration--History.
TL788.5 / .A15 2007
520.72 / RAO
50 years of space : a global perspective / Fifty years of space Space by editor-in-chief, P.V. Manoranjan Rao. - Hyderabad : Universities Press : Distributed by Orient Longman, 2007. - x, 301 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. HB
Includes indexes.
Contributed articles comprising brief historical accounts of the major space programmes of the world; published on commemorating the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik satellite. On October 4,1957, the Soviet Union launching the world's first man-made satellite Sputnik-1, opening the doors to a new cosmic era. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this momentous occasion, 50 Years of Space: A Global Perspective gathers in a single volume, brief histories of all the major space agencies of the world written by people of impeccable credentials. In the past 50 years, many countries have found their own, unique paths to orbit. The objects were multidimensional-an opportunity for investigation and understanding outer space; a means of showcasing technology superiority; a means to solve social problems.
9788173716003
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office Rs1995.00
2008307154
Physics - Astronautics--History.
Outer space--Exploration--History.
TL788.5 / .A15 2007
520.72 / RAO