Les véhicules spatiaux

vers une coopération internationale

Wim Dannau
Year1962
PublisherÉditions Gérard & Cie
PlaceVerviers
LanguageFR
Pages152
SeriesMarabout Flash
Rating★★★☆☆ (3/5)
AudienceGeneral, Student
LevelIntermediate
Keywords
astronauticsartificial satellitespace racecommunication satelliteEuropean space cooperation
ThemesESA & European Space, Space Race

Published in 1962 in the Marabout Flash series (n°119), this work analyses the conditions for a credible European space programme in the face of American and Soviet dominance. Drawing on a detailed assessment of US expenditure (NASA, ARPA, USAF), Wim Dannau proposes a proportional sizing method for a European effort and describes feasible projects: telecommunications satellites, navigation satellites, a launch vehicle, and an anti-satellite system. The book advocates for European industrial and scientific cooperation, anticipating the entry into force of ESRO (1964).

📖 Editorial Review

Published in 1962 in the Marabout Flash pocket series by Belgian aerospace popularizer Wim Dannau, this volume n°119 is a bibliographic curiosity: beneath the surface of an illustrated popular pocketbook lies a policy essay of unexpected analytical density. Its subtitle ("towards international cooperation") announces …