In defense of Japan
Subtitle: from the market to the military in space policy
By: Saadia M. Pekkanen and Paul Kallender-Umezu
Contributors: Kallender-Umezu, Paul
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9780804700634
Description: The authors present the first English language survey of the history, politics and policies of Japan's strategic space development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The market-to-military trend; title: Evolution of Japan's space policy; title: The players; title: Launch vehicles; title: Satellites and spacecraft; title: Emerging technologies; title: In defense of Japan.