Asia's space race : national motivations, regional rivalries, and international risks /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moltz, James Clay.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.
Series:Contemporary Asia in the world.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Asia's new presence in space
  • Asian space developments: motivations and trends
  • The Japanese space program: moving toward "normalcy"
  • The Chinese space program: from turbulent past to promising future
  • The Indian space program: rising to a challenge
  • The South Korean space program: emerging from dependency
  • Emerging Asian space programs: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam
  • Asia's space race: implications for regional and global policy.