The Cambridge encyclopedia of space /
edited by Michael Rycroft.
- English language edition
- 386 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cm.
Rev. ed of: Espace : le grand atlas de l'espace.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-373) and index.
Rockets through the ages; the pioneers; a prelude to space flight; the first golden age; propulsion; launchers; space centres; the satellite-ground system; the dangers of space debris; space agencies; space images; exploring the solar system; science in space; satellite applications; man in space; the economic game; the military game; international law and space.
Created for a general readership, this is an illustrated, single-volume account of man's conquest of space, with a comprehensive history of space exploration and covering all aspects of space technology and space science