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Download or read book Europe's Space Programme written by Brian Harvey and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-02-14 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A first, comprehensive account of the development of Europe’s highly successful space programme.- Explains the politics, science and organisation of the European Space Programme and the many technological achievements of its satellites and rockets.- Highlights the major contributions of the European Space Agency’s scientific and applications programmes and puts them in a global perspective.- Focuses on Europe placing the various national programmes in a European context.