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The origins and international economics of space exploration

Title
The origins and international economics of space exploration [by] Sir Bernard Lovell.
Author
Lovell, Bernard, 1913-2012.
Publication
New York, Wiley [1973]

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Description
viii, 104 pages illustrations; 22 cm
Subject
  • Astronautics
  • Exploration of outer space
  • ASTRONAUTICS
  • SPACE EXPLORATION
  • Outer space > Exploration
  • Outer space
Note
  • "A Halsted Press book."
  • Expansion of a lecture delivered at the University of Edinburgh on 6 Mar. 1973.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
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.
ISBN
  • 0470548517
  • 9780470548516
  • 0852242565
  • 9780852242568
LCCN
73018325
OCLC
  • ocm00737212
  • 737212
  • SCSB-9289020
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library