The Cambridge encyclopedia of space : missions, applications and exploration
Verger, Fernand2003
Book
Since Sputnik in 1957, over 8000 satellites and spacecraft have been launched, costing hundreds of billions of dollars. This encyclopedia gives a global perspective of our occupation and use of space, whether scientific, industrial, commercial, technical or military.
Main title:
The Cambridge encyclopedia of space : missions, applications and exploration / Fernand Verger, Isabelle Sourbès-Verger, Raymond Ghirardi with contributions by Xavier Pasco ; foreword by John M. Logsdon ; translated by Stephen Lyle and Paul Reilly.
Imprint:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Collation:
ix, 418 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-384) and index.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780521773003 (hbk)
Dewey class:
629.403R629.403VER
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
426172