Space Policy in Developing Countries : The Search for Security and Development on the Final Frontier

ISBN-13: 9780415538459 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 248 str.

II Robert C. Harding

Opis

This text analyses the rationale and history of space programs in countries of the developing world. Space was at one time the sole domain of the wealthiest developed countries. However, in the last couple of decades of the 20th century the number of countries with state-supported space programs blossomed.

Spis treści

Preface.  Introduction: Space Power as National Power  1. Space Power and the Modern State  2. The Evolution of National Space Policies  3. First Tier Space Powers (Launching BRICs into Space)  4. Second Tier Space Powers  5. Third Tier Space Powers.  Conclusions: Space Policy in Developing Countries