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Spaceflight Europe - ESA Ariane: Books - History

A book about European space programs? Here you will find books about the history and technology of ESA Ariane rockets and European satellites.

Europe's Space Programme : To Ariane and Beyond

On 3 October 1942, the first modern rocket was built and flown by German scientists. Sixty years later, the European space industry is the third most successful programme in the world.
This book is the first comprehensive account of the development of the European space programme, from the pioneering work of the first inventors through to the successes and failures of the Ariane launcher enterprise.

The book highlights the contribution of the European Space Agency's scientific programme and its continuing technological achievements, setting the programme in the context of the international space community.
Europe's Space Programme gives a fascinating insight into the politics, science and organisation of the European space programme and the national enterprises involved.

Table of contents:
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- List of figures
- List of tables
- The first real rocket
- European cooperation - ELDO and ESRO
- The national space programmes
- The European Space Agency (ESA) (1974 - )
- Scientific and applications programmes
- European manned spaceflight
- The future of Europe in space
- References and further reading
- List of European space launchings
- Notes
- Index

Author:Brian Harvey
Specs:384 pages, 24 x 17 cm / 9 x 6.7 in, paperback
Illustrations:illustrated
Publisher:Springer London Ltd (GB, 2003)
ISBN:9781852337223
Europe's Space Programme : To Ariane and Beyond

Europe's Space Programme : To Ariane and Beyond

Language: English

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In the Footsteps of Columbus : European Missions to the International Space Station

The European Space Agency has a long history of human spaceflight, flying in space with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years.
This book tells the story of the ESA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station over its first decade and how they have lived on board, helped construct the space laboratory and performed valuable scientific experiments.

ESA has contributed the Columbus science laboratory as well as the Copula, the Leonardo PMM and the ATV supply ship to the station's infrastructure but it is the human endeavor that captures the imagination. From brief visits to six month expeditions, from spacewalking to commanding the Earth's only outpost in space, ESA astronauts have played a vital role in the international project.

Extensive use of color photographs from NASA and ESA depicting the experiments carried out, the phases of the ISS construction and the personal stories of the astronauts in space highlights the crucial European work on human spaceflight.

Author:John O'Sullivan
Specs:391 pages, 24.5 x 17.5 x 2 cm / 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.79 in, paperback
Illustrations:134 colour photos
Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG (CH, 2016)
ISBN:9783319275604
In the Footsteps of Columbus : European Missions to the International Space Station

In the Footsteps of Columbus : European Missions to the International Space Station

Language: English

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Ariane, une épopée européenne

Le 24 décembre 1979, Ariane L01 décollait de Kourou en Guyane. Ce vol inaugural doublé d'une réussite, marquait l'entrée en scène du lanceur européen dans un marché dominé par les États-Unis et l'Union soviétique.
Quarante ans plus tard, les lanceurs Ariane continuent de porter avec éclat une réussite technologique et commerciale tenue pour exemplaire. Un succès qu'Ariane 6 aura la charge de prolonger face à une concurrence éclatée où les acteurs historiques sont confrontés aux ambitions des pays émergents et des entreprises individuelles.

Pages of the book Ariane, une epopee europeenne (1)

Forte d'une documentation souvent inédite et de nombreux entretiens avec les acteurs de cette épopée, cette nouvelle édition augmentée préfacée par le président du Centre national d'études spatiales, Jean-Yves Le Gall, fait revivre de la Seconde Guerre mondiale à nos jours une aventure humaine qui poussa l'Europe à effacer ses divisions industrielles et politiques pour se donner les moyens de conserver un accès autonome à l'espace.

Un livre indispensable pour les passionnés de l'espace et des grandes entreprises humaines. Nouvelle édition augmentée de l'ouvrage paru en septembre 2007.

Author:William Huon
Specs:256 pages, 31.5 x 23.5 cm / 12.4 x 9.25 in, hardback
Illustrations:194 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:ETAI (F, 2019)
ISBN:9791028303471
Ariane, une épopée européenne

Ariane, une épopée européenne

Language: French

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Das Ariane-Programm (Raumfahrt-Bibliothek)

Ein unverzichtbarer Beitrag zur Raumfahrt und damit auch zur Reihe "Raumfahrt Bibliothek" ist das bemerkenswerte Ariane-Programm, mit dem Europa - ähnlich wie mit Airbus in der Luftfahrt - ein von den USA und Russland unabhängiges und sehr erfolgreiches Raketen- und Raumtransportprogramm aus der Taufe hob. Verantwortlich ist die Europäische Weltraumagentur (ESA).

Von der noch eher schmächtigen Trägerrakete "Ariane 1" aus dem Jahr 1973 bis hin zur beeindruckenden "Ariane 5" von heute spannt sich der Bogen dieses einmaligen und faszinierenden Nachschlagewerks.

Pages of the book [TK] Das Ariane-Programm (1)
Author:Hermann Woydt
Specs:144 pages, 20.5 x 14 cm / 8.1 x 5.5 in, paperback
Illustrations:3 b&w and 132 colour photos, 14 drawings
Publisher:Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2015)
Series:Raumfahrt-Bibliothek
ISBN:9783613038219
Das Ariane-Programm (Raumfahrt-Bibliothek)

Das Ariane-Programm

Language: German

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