The Japanese and Indian Space Programmes: Two Roads Into Space

2000. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-1-85233-199-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 1440 g

Reihe: Space Exploration

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harvey, Brian

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Astronautik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Luftverkehr
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Raumfahrt
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Luftfahrtindustrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I: Japan: Origins.- The making of a space programme.- Scientific programmes.- Advances in technology.- Japanese in space.- Japan's space infrastructure.- Future prospects.- II: India: Origins.- Space technology for development.- New launchers.- Indian space facilities.- Future prospects.- Two roads into space.- Annexes: Japanese launches.- Japanese payloads launched by other countries.- India's launches.- Indian launches by other countries.- Bibliography.- References.