The Indian Space Programme

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Astrophysics & Space Science
Cover of the book The Indian Space Programme by Gurbir Singh, Astrotalkuk Publications
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Gurbir Singh ISBN: 9780956933768
Publisher: Astrotalkuk Publications Publication: October 28, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Gurbir Singh
ISBN: 9780956933768
Publisher: Astrotalkuk Publications
Publication: October 28, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

Title: The Indian Space Program

Subtitle: The incredible story of India’s journey from the Third World towards the First using space technology

In the last 50 years, India has quietly established an indigenous infrastructure to build, launch and operate spacecraft. Collectively the services from space provide targeted education for rural farmers, high-tech health support to isolated communities, timely typhoon and flood warnings to vulnerable coastal regions. India’s growing space assets provide satellite TV to India’s growing middle class and digital communication services to the private sector. India’s space programme is a critical component for its industrial and economic ambitions as it marches headlong into the 21st century.  The Indian Space Research Organisation sent a spacecraft to the Moon in 2008, to Mars in 2013 and a space telescope to Earth orbit in 2015.

How did India achieve this remarkable success from humble beginnings in such a short time? Should it continue to invest in a space programme when so many of its citizens live in the shadow of severe poverty? This book provides the big picture of India’s long association with science, from historical figures like Aryabhata and Bhaskara to the emergence of the Indian Space programme in 1963 as first imagined by Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, the key architects of its modern space program. 

Richly illustrated with pictures, many published for the first time, this one book written for the non-specialist offers a detailed view of India’s space program – its history, its current status and future ambitions, all in one place.  This account in 17 chapters, 600+ pages, 140+ illustrations, 8 appendices and 1000+ endnotes. It will be available in the Autumn of 2017 as a paperback, hardback and as an e-book.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Title: The Indian Space Program

Subtitle: The incredible story of India’s journey from the Third World towards the First using space technology

In the last 50 years, India has quietly established an indigenous infrastructure to build, launch and operate spacecraft. Collectively the services from space provide targeted education for rural farmers, high-tech health support to isolated communities, timely typhoon and flood warnings to vulnerable coastal regions. India’s growing space assets provide satellite TV to India’s growing middle class and digital communication services to the private sector. India’s space programme is a critical component for its industrial and economic ambitions as it marches headlong into the 21st century.  The Indian Space Research Organisation sent a spacecraft to the Moon in 2008, to Mars in 2013 and a space telescope to Earth orbit in 2015.

How did India achieve this remarkable success from humble beginnings in such a short time? Should it continue to invest in a space programme when so many of its citizens live in the shadow of severe poverty? This book provides the big picture of India’s long association with science, from historical figures like Aryabhata and Bhaskara to the emergence of the Indian Space programme in 1963 as first imagined by Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, the key architects of its modern space program. 

Richly illustrated with pictures, many published for the first time, this one book written for the non-specialist offers a detailed view of India’s space program – its history, its current status and future ambitions, all in one place.  This account in 17 chapters, 600+ pages, 140+ illustrations, 8 appendices and 1000+ endnotes. It will be available in the Autumn of 2017 as a paperback, hardback and as an e-book.

More books from Astrophysics & Space Science

Cover of the book The Sun, the Earth, and Near-Earth Space: A Guide to the Sun-Earth System - Comprehensive Information on the Effects of Space Weather on Human Life, Climate, Spacecraft by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book The Long Space Age by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book Histories of the Soviet / Russian Space Program: Volume 4: Soviet Space Programs: 1976-80 - Launch Vehicles, Political Goals and Purposes, International Cooperation In Space, Future by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book Becoming Spacefarers by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book Multiple Messengers and Challenges in Astroparticle Physics by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book Schwarze Löcher gibt es nicht by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book Saturn V Rocket by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book Feynman's Lost Lecture by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book Chasing the Sun by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book Gravitational Wave Astrophysics by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book Mercury's Interior, Surface, and Surrounding Environment by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book Cycles of Time by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book One Small Step by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book The Space Shuttle Decision: NASA's Search for a Reusable Space Vehicle - Excellent Account of the Political and Engineering Challenges, Space Station Concepts, Mars, Air Force Role, Nixon and Budget by Gurbir Singh
Cover of the book Electrostatic Phenomena on Planetary Surfaces by Gurbir Singh
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy