Europe's Space Programme: To Ariane and BeyondA first, comprehensive account of the development of Europe’s highly successful space programme.- Explains the politics, science and organisation of the European Space Programme and the many technological achievements of its satellites and rockets.- Highlights the major contributions of the European Space Agency’s scientific and applications programmes and puts them in a global perspective.- Focuses on Europe placing the various national programmes in a European context. |
Contents
V | 1 |
VI | 2 |
VIII | 3 |
IX | 4 |
X | 5 |
XI | 6 |
XII | 7 |
XIII | 8 |
CXIX | 184 |
CXX | 185 |
CXXI | 187 |
CXXII | 190 |
CXXIII | 191 |
CXXIV | 193 |
CXXV | 195 |
CXXVII | 197 |
XIV | 9 |
XV | 11 |
XVI | 13 |
XVIII | 14 |
XIX | 15 |
XX | 16 |
XXI | 17 |
XXII | 19 |
XXIII | 20 |
XXIV | 23 |
XXV | 25 |
XXVII | 27 |
XXVIII | 29 |
XXIX | 32 |
XXX | 34 |
XXXII | 35 |
XXXIII | 38 |
XXXIV | 39 |
XXXV | 40 |
XXXVII | 42 |
XXXVIII | 44 |
XXXIX | 45 |
XL | 47 |
XLII | 48 |
XLIII | 49 |
XLV | 50 |
XLVI | 51 |
XLVII | 52 |
XLVIII | 54 |
XLIX | 56 |
L | 57 |
LI | 63 |
LII | 66 |
LIII | 68 |
LIV | 71 |
LV | 74 |
LVI | 75 |
LVII | 78 |
LVIII | 79 |
LIX | 81 |
LX | 83 |
LXI | 84 |
LXII | 86 |
LXIII | 88 |
LXIV | 90 |
LXV | 91 |
LXVI | 93 |
LXVII | 95 |
LXVIII | 96 |
LXX | 100 |
LXXI | 101 |
LXXII | 102 |
LXXIII | 104 |
LXXIV | 110 |
LXXV | 111 |
LXXVI | 113 |
LXXVII | 114 |
LXXVIII | 117 |
LXXIX | 118 |
LXXX | 123 |
LXXXI | 124 |
LXXXIII | 126 |
LXXXIV | 129 |
LXXXV | 130 |
LXXXVI | 132 |
LXXXVIII | 135 |
LXXXIX | 137 |
XC | 139 |
XCI | 140 |
XCII | 141 |
XCIII | 142 |
XCIV | 145 |
XCV | 147 |
XCVI | 149 |
XCVIII | 150 |
C | 151 |
CII | 152 |
CIV | 155 |
CV | 157 |
CVI | 158 |
CVII | 161 |
CIX | 162 |
CX | 165 |
CXI | 167 |
CXII | 169 |
CXIII | 170 |
CXV | 172 |
CXVI | 174 |
CXVII | 178 |
CXVIII | 182 |
CXXVIII | 199 |
CXXIX | 201 |
CXXX | 202 |
CXXXI | 203 |
CXXXII | 206 |
CXXXIII | 208 |
CXXXIV | 209 |
CXXXV | 210 |
CXXXVI | 211 |
CXXXVII | 213 |
CXXXVIII | 216 |
CXXXIX | 219 |
CXL | 221 |
CXLI | 224 |
CXLII | 225 |
CXLIII | 227 |
CXLIV | 229 |
CXLV | 230 |
CXLVI | 231 |
CXLVII | 232 |
CXLVIII | 234 |
CXLIX | 237 |
CL | 238 |
CLI | 240 |
CLII | 243 |
CLIII | 244 |
CLIV | 246 |
CLV | 249 |
CLVI | 251 |
CLVII | 254 |
CLVIII | 257 |
CLIX | 259 |
CLX | 262 |
CLXII | 264 |
CLXIII | 268 |
CLXIV | 269 |
CLXV | 270 |
CLXVI | 272 |
CLXVII | 273 |
CLXVIII | 274 |
CLXIX | 275 |
CLXX | 277 |
CLXXI | 281 |
CLXXII | 285 |
CLXXIII | 287 |
CLXXIV | 288 |
CLXXV | 290 |
CLXXVI | 291 |
CLXXVII | 293 |
CLXXVIII | 294 |
CLXXIX | 296 |
CLXXX | 298 |
CLXXXI | 300 |
CLXXXII | 302 |
CLXXXIII | 303 |
CLXXXIV | 305 |
CLXXXVI | 307 |
CLXXXVII | 309 |
CLXXXVIII | 311 |
CLXXXIX | 314 |
CXC | 316 |
CXCI | 318 |
CXCIII | 319 |
CXCIV | 320 |
CXCV | 323 |
CXCVII | 326 |
CXCVIII | 328 |
CXCIX | 330 |
CC | 331 |
CCI | 333 |
CCII | 334 |
CCIV | 335 |
CCV | 336 |
CCVI | 337 |
CCVII | 338 |
CCIX | 339 |
CCXI | 340 |
CCXII | 341 |
CCXIV | 342 |
CCXVII | 343 |
CCXVIII | 344 |
CCXIX | 345 |
CCXX | 347 |
CCXXI | 348 |
CCXXII | 352 |
CCXXIII | 355 |
CCXXIV | 357 |
CCXXV | 363 |
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Common terms and phrases
Aerospace American April Ariane 44L Arianespace Ariel atmosphere August Blue Streak Braun Britain built called carried Centre Claude Nicollier CNES Columbus comet communications satellites cost countries December designed Diamant Earth ELDO engine Envisat ESRO Eureca Europe Europe's European astronauts European space Eutelsat experiments February flew Flight International flown France French Guiana fuel Germany Giotto Hermes HOTOL images infrared instruments Intelsat Italian Italy Jean-Loup Chrétien July June Kourou Laboratory later launch launcher March Mars Meteosat microgravity military mission control module NASA national programme national space programmes Netherlands November October operational payload Peenemünde probe propulsion radiation rocketry Russian Salyut scientific September Skynet small satellites sounding rockets Soviet Soyuz Soyuz TM-33 space agency Space Research space shuttle space station spacecraft Spaceflight Spacelab spaceplane SPOT SSTL Sweden Technology telescope third stage tonnes Toulouse UOSAT upper stage X-ray