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Mission Mars: India's Quest for the Red Planet
Ajey Lele
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Description for Mission Mars: India's Quest for the Red Planet
paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Num Pages: 140 pages, 16 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; PGC; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 231.
The objective of the book is to find an answer to the rationale behind the human quest for the Mars exploration. As a comprehensive assessment for this query is undertaken, it is realized that the basic question ‘Why Mars?’ seeks various responses from technological, economic and geopolitical to strategic perspectives. The book is essentially targeted to understand India’s desire to reach Mars. In the process, it also undertakes some implicit questioning of Mars programmes of various other states essentially to facilitate the setting up of the context for an assessment.
The book is divided into two parts:
Part I: ... Read more
The objective of the book is to find an answer to the rationale behind the human quest for the Mars exploration. As a comprehensive assessment for this query is undertaken, it is realized that the basic question ‘Why Mars?’ seeks various responses from technological, economic and geopolitical to strategic perspectives. The book is essentially targeted to understand India’s desire to reach Mars. In the process, it also undertakes some implicit questioning of Mars programmes of various other states essentially to facilitate the setting up of the context for an assessment.
The book is divided into two parts:
Part I: ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer India
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
Number of Pages
125
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9788132215202
SKU
V9788132215202
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99-15
About Ajey Lele
Wing Commander Ajey Lele is a Research Fellow at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, an Indian think-tank on security and strategic studies. He is a postgraduate in Physics and has obtained his doctorate in International Relations. He works on issues & related to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Strategic Technologies and Space Security. He has authored many books including ... Read more
Reviews for Mission Mars: India's Quest for the Red Planet
From the reviews: “‘Mission Mars’ is a short but good introduction to the mission’s architecture, goals and background. … This brief book is in a way also an overview of why go to Mars at all and also why India decided on a Mars mission after their successful Chandrayaan mission. … Lele also describes the conditions on Mars and ... Read more