Europe in Space
Description
Chronicles the three decades of European efforts to develop a space program independent of the superpowers. Describes the early sounding rockets and scientific satellites, the revolution in telecommunications, the failure of the Europa rocket, and the success of the Ariadne program. Details the space debates of the 1980s, including the effect of the Challenger explosion, and the two persistent views of space: as a romantic frontier, and as a resource for economic exploitation. Acidic paper. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Keywords
Science & MathAstronomy & Space ScienceAeronautics & AstronauticsPolitics & Social SciencesPolitics & GovernmentPolitical Science
1990Book
Author(s)Guy Collins
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780333461730
LanguageEnglish
