The Origins and International Economics of Space Exploration

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Main Author: Lovell, Bernard Sir 1913- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 1973
Edinburgh 1973
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Table of Contents:
  • The concept of the rocket and its development as a ballistic weapon
  • The Soviet ballistic rocket and the first Sputnik
  • The scientific origins of space exploration
  • The number of space launchings and their global costs
  • The military component of the space launchings
  • Communications
  • Science in space
  • Meteorology
  • Navigation
  • Geodesy and mapping
  • Earth resources
  • The overall picture and the future.