An exciting new edition to the highly-regarded and perennially popular Jane's Recognition Guide series. Presented in the same style as existing Jane's Recognition Guides, this new book contains a selection of over 300 satellites, spacecraft and launch vehicles (rockets), with information on purpose, operations, specifications, and a brief history, as well as summaries of the leading space agencies and launch sites, and a look into the future. The entries (each with a colour picture) are split into: Historic Missions (Sputnik, Apollo, Mir, Voyager etc.) Historic Launchers / Space Organisations (e.g. NASA, ESA and JAXA) Launchers/Current Spacecraft Programmes Manned Spaceflight Futures This is a most comprehensive guide and a stunning tribute to the exploration of space.
- ISBN10 0007232969
- ISBN13 9780007232963
- Publish Date 6 May 2008
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 February 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Collins-Janes
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 384
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk