Astronautique et Recherche Spatiale

Henri Moureu (ed.), Michel Yves Bernard (ed.)
Year1964
PublisherDunod
PlaceParis
LanguageFR
Pages326
Rating★★★★☆ (4/5)
AudienceAcademic, Specialist
LevelIntermediate
Keywords
space physicspropulsionartificial satellitespace biology
ThemesLaunchers & Propulsion, Human Spaceflight

A collective manual published under the auspices of the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) and the Société Française d'Astronautique (SFA), written under the direction of Henri Moureu and Michel Yves Bernard by twenty specialists. Across twelve chapters in three parts, the work covers astronomy and geophysics, spacecraft technology (propulsion, atmospheric reentry, radio electronics, guidance), and space exploitation (telecommunications satellites, meteorology, navigation, and human spaceflight). An annex lists every satellite launched between 1957 and 30 January 1964. The first encyclopedic French-language synthesis of astronautics at the dawn of the French space programme.

📖 Editorial Review

In 1964, three years after the creation of CNES, the French Society of Astronautics and the new national space agency joined forces to produce the first comprehensive French-language manual on astronautics. The undertaking was ambitious: twenty specialists wrote twelve chapters in under a year, covering the entire …