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Author:   Guy Collins
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 1990
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9781349101276

ISBN 10:   1349101273
Pages:   235
Publication Date:   01 January 1990
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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The pioneering years - the early history of European space programmes pre-1970; the Europa debacle - the failure of the Europa rocket programme; Ariane, from drawing board to launchpad - the development of the Ariane programme through the 1970s; early scientific satellites - scientific satellite projects pre-1980; early communications and weather satellites - communications and weather satellites pre-1980; Ariane, the commercial challenge - the commercialization of Ariane in the 1980s; Spacelab - Spacelab and the European manned space programme; remote sensing, comets and the lure of Mars - the Spot earth observation programme, the Giotto Halley probe and the exploration of Mars; the telecommunications satellites in the 1980s; satellite television - television satellites in the direct broadcast age; the French manned spce programme - French astronauts on the Soviet and US space programmes; satellites and probes in the 1990 - developments in telecommunications, scientific and military satellites and planetary probes; shuttles, space stations and politics - Ariane 5,Hermes, Columbus and the 1987 Hague ministerial meeting; the international scene and the way forward - international competition, hypersonic space plane projects and prospects for European space ventures beyond the year 2000.

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