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- Provides a detailed look at the events and policies surrounding the Iranian space endeavor
- Written by a specialist who has personally experienced and witnessed the procedures involved
- Enlightens the reader to the historical, legal, social and cultural aspects of the Iranian space endeavor
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Provides a detailed look at the events and policies surrounding the Iranian space endeavor.
For those who see the trend of progress and movement of the Iranian space endeavor from the outside, it can be difficult to understand what goes on behind the scenes. However, for one who observes these events firsthand, they take on a very different meaning. In this book, the author brings new and different profiles of Iran’s space endeavor to light. Iran claims to be the ninth leading country in the world capable of manufacturing satellites and launching them, plans to land an astronaut on the Moon within a decade, and says its own president plans to be the first Iranian astronaut to travel into space. The author explains in this book that not all of these claims are quite as they seem. In addition to technical explanations, the book also includes historical, legal, social and cultural aspects of Iran’s space program as well. It is the author’s goal to create a tangible feeling of Iran’s space endeavor for the readers.
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“Topics covered include the history of Iranian aeronautics from the earliest times through the formation of the Iranian Air Force and the national airline; Iran’s policy-making entities and its aerospace companies; and the country’s space research and services, domestic spacecraft, and launch vehicles. … This book fills a gap in the space program literature, providing a rare inside look at Iran’s space program and its plans and capabilities. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All academic, general, and professional audiences.” (A. M. Strauss, Choice, Vol. 52 (6), February, 2015)Authors and Affiliations
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Alborz Space Center, Iranian Space Agency, Karaj, Iran
Parviz Tarikhi
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Iranian Space Endeavor
Book Subtitle: Ambitions and Reality
Authors: Parviz Tarikhi
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05347-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05346-2Published: 31 July 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05347-9Published: 19 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 314
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 102 illustrations in colour
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Popular Science, general, R & D/Technology Policy