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025			_aI-E-2008-307154; 34
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050	0	0	_aTL788.5 _b.A15 2007
082			_a520.72 RAO-P
100			_aedited by Rao, P. V. Manoranjan
245	0	0	_a50 years of space : _ba global perspective / _cedited by P.V. Manoranjan Rao
260			_aIndia _bUniversities Press _c2007
300			_a301 p.
365			_aINR _b2225.00.
500			_aOn October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the world's first man-made satellite Sputnik-1, opening the doors to a new cosmic era. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this momentous occasion 50 Years of Space: A Global Perspective gathers in a single volume, brief histories of all the major space agencies of the world written by people of impeccable credentials. In the past 50 years, many countries have found their own, unique paths to orbit. The objectives were multi-dimensional – an opportunity for investigating and understanding outer space; a means of showcasing technological superiority; a means to solve social problems. The essays assembled in this book illustrate the many different solutions that each country or organisation has developed. But today, the countries have realised that to move forward, international cooperation is necessary. This book affords us a means to look backward, learn from our failures and surge forward in a direction which will benefit all humanity.
520			_aContributed articles comprising brief historical accounts of the major space programmes of the world; published on commemorating the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik satellite.
650		0	_aAstronautics _xHistory.
651		0	_aOuter space _xExploration _xHistory.
700	1		_aManoranjan Rao, P. V.
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955			_awd39 2008-02-20 to RCCD _ijf04 2008-08-29