Europe's Space Programme - To Ariane and Beyond (Paperback, 2003 ed.)

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. He shows how the Russians and Americans put their captured V-2s to work, but the European countries were slower to respond. Both Britain and France developed national space programmes in the 1950s and 1960s and the early attempts at European co-operation for launcher development - ELDO and ESRO - are described. The formation of the European Space Agency and the origins of the successful Ariane launcher programme are discussed and Europe's subsequent success in the world launcher market, its cutting-edge role in space applications and European manned spaceflight, are all described in detail.

General

Imprint:	Springer London
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Space Exploration
Release date:	February 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Brian Harvey
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	384
Edition:	2003 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-85233-722-3
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics Promotions
LSN:	1-85233-722-2
Barcode:	9781852337223

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