Space Exploration 2007
- ISBN-10
- 0387487581
- ISBN-13
- 9780387487588
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 187
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-08-10
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- Author
- Brian Harvey
Description
This book provides an annual update on recent space launches, missions and results. The annual, written for both young and older space enthusiasts, provides a regular, balanced review of all the world’s major space programmes. It covers space exploration from a variety of angles: looking back at past missions, reviewing those currently under way and looking to those planned for the future. The ten invited contributions each year will cover a variety of topics within these areas. The book is for space enthusiasts from teens upwards through to professionals working in the worldwide space industry and journalists covering space issues.
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