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	India`S Rise As A Space Power by U.R. Rao
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With the successful launch of indigenous satellites and spacecrafts including Chandryaan-1, India has achieved its stature as a space power. This book describes the journey of space research in India and its evolution from a nascent republic to a respectable name in the field of space science. It documents in detail the development of India’s first spacecraft Aryabhata and the subsequent remote sensing and communications satellites. It also provides an account of the development of Satellite Launch Vehicles (SLVs) and associated technologies, namely propulsion, material sciences, rocket launching stations and cryogenics technology. Written with great lucidity by one of the premier space scientists of India, it is an ideal read for those interested in the history of India’s emergence as a space power.

Contents
Preface
Prologue
List of Acronyms
1. The Beginning
2. Emerging Vision
3. Towards Stepping Into Space
4. Birth of Indian Scientific Satellite Project
5. Aryabhata is Born
6. Onward Journey Towards Self-Reliance
7. Bhaskara Initiates Remote Sensing from Space
8. Birth of ISAC
9. APPLE Fell on Newton: ISAC Launched It into Space
10. SLV-3: First Satellite Launch Vehicle
11. Indian Astronaut in Space
12. Birth of National Communication Satellite
13. Dawn of the Operational Era
14. ASLV: Test Bed for Operational Launch Vehicles
15. Remote Sensing from Space
16. Communication Revolution through INSAT
17. INSAT-2 System and Beyond
18. PSLV Launches IRS from SHAR
19. GSLV and Cryotechnology
20. ISRO–Industry Partnership
21. Secret of Success of India’s Space Program
Epilogue

ISBN - 9789382993483

Pages : 228

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India`S Rise As A Space Power

by U.R. Rao