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In Spies in the Sky Patrick Norris responds to the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age - the launch of Sputnik 1 - with a review of the most important historical applications of space science for the benefit of the human race during that half century, focusing particularly...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Norris, Pat (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Praxis, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Astronomy.
Solar system.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Engineering.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Space Physics.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Technology and Engineering.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sputnik
  • After 50 years-satellites in our daily lives
  • Cold War nuclear stand-off
  • Spy satellites
  • Problems of verifying an Arms Limitation Treaty
  • The road to SALT-I
  • SALT-II
  • The other Cold War nuclear powers-China, the UK, France
  • After the Cold War-regional tensions
  • What the future holds.

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