The final part of the book examines the future of Russian space science and looks at planned new missions, such as the Spektr series of space observatories, and return flights to the Moon and Mars, including a sample of Phobos.

This, fifty years after Sputnik, is the definitive book on the Russian space program.

A first, comprehensive account of the development of Europe’s highly successful space programme.

An adventure story set against the backdrop of a son trying to understand his father After a 25-year break from boating, Brian Harvey circumnavigates Vancouver Island with his wife, his dog, and a box of documents that surfaced after his ...

His translations of the original texts are superb—both accurate and elegant. And he contextualizes his chosen passages with a series of remarkably economical but solidly reliable introductions.

The development of the space industry in the Asian and Pacific Rim region provides the context for this book.

China’s space programme is one of the least well-known, but this book will bring the reader up to date with its mysteries, achievements and exciting plans.

This work introduces the important emerging space powers of the world.

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