The Iranian space endeavor
Subtitle: ambitions and reality
By: Parviz Tarikhi
Series: Springer-Praxis books in space exploration; Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
Publisher: Springer International Publishing; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9783319053462
Subjects: Iranian Space Agency; Astronautics and state; History; Astronautics; Astronautical laboratories
Description: For those who see the trend of progress and movement of the Iranian space endeavor from the outside, it can be difficult to understand what goes on behind the scenes. However, for one who observes these events firsthand, they take on a very different meaning. In this book, the author brings new and different profiles of Iran's space endeavor to light. Iran claims to be the ninth leading country in the world capable of manufacturing satellites and launching them, plans to land an astronaut on the Moon within a decade, and says its own president plans to be the first Iranian astronaut to travel into space. The author explains in this book that not all of these claims are quite as they seem. In addition to technical explanations, the book also includes historical, legal, social and cultural aspects of Iran's space program as well. It is the author's goal to create a tangible feeling of Iran's space endeavor for the readers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-269) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: From Air Into Space, Formation of Industrial Infrastructure; title: Education, Research and Public Awareness for Capacity Building; title: International Cooperation: a Proggressive Approach; title: Legislation, Managerial and Administrational Turmoil; title: Research Hamstrung by the Bureaucracy; title: Disfavored Applications and Services; title: Development of Domestic Satellites, Space Apparatus and Launchers; title: Space Plans, Ambitions, Short-Sightedness and Paranoia; title: Breaching the Principles and Ethical Crisis; title: Concluding Discussion and Future Outline.