Date d'ajout : lundi 19 janvier 2009
par Chris Gamble
News & Notes, NASA HISTORY DIVISION, Office of External Relations volume 25, number 1
Other New Aerospace History Publications
Chris Gamble
The History of German Space Policy: Ideas, Influences, and Interdependence, 1923-2002, by Niklas Reinke, translated by Barry Smerin and Barbara Wilson (Paris: Beauchesne Editeur, January 2008). Niklas Reinke's book describes, for the first time, the concepts, the influencing factors, and the interdependencies that had an impact on Germany's postwar program in space. The book provides an in-depth look into the different phases of space activities in Germany over the years (and, to a large extent, also those elsewhere in Europe), at the personalities involved, and at the numerous projects carried out within the national program or as bilateral programs with the U.S. and France.
The Skylark Rocket: British Space Science and the European Space Research Organisation, 1957-1972, by Matthew Godwin (Paris: Beauchesne Editeur, January 2008). By the time the last Skylark rocket was launched in 2005, nearly 450 launches had been carried out from sites in Europe, Australia, and South America in the nearly 50-year lifetime of the program. The Skylark is a largely unsung hero of the U.K. space program in fact, its use went far beyond the U.K.; it also was used by NASA, the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO), and German and Swedish space organizations. The book charts the first 15 years of the development of the Skylark program, from its genesis to its extensive use by ESRO