TY - BOOK ID - 4862412 TI - The Iranian Space Endeavor : Ambitions and Reality PY - 2015 SN - 9783319053479 3319053469 9783319053462 3319053477 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Engineering. KW - Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. KW - Popular Science, general. KW - R & D/Technology Policy. KW - Science (General). KW - Astronautics. KW - Economics. KW - Ingénierie KW - Astronautique KW - Economie politique KW - Iran - law. KW - Iran. KW - Space law. KW - Mechanical Engineering KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics KW - Astronautics KW - Astronautics and state KW - Space policy KW - State and astronautics KW - Government policy KW - Popular works. KW - Aerospace engineering. KW - Economic policy. KW - Science and state KW - Technology and state KW - Space sciences KW - Aeronautics KW - Astrodynamics KW - Space flight KW - Space vehicles KW - Economic nationalism KW - Economic planning KW - National planning KW - State planning KW - Economics KW - Planning KW - National security KW - Social policy KW - Aeronautical engineering KW - Engineering UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4862412 AB - 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. ER -