LEADER 04377nam 22006255 450 001 996418167103316 005 20211020193226.0 010 $a3-319-73987-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-73987-8 035 $a(CKB)4100000011321001 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6236233 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-73987-8 035 $a(PPN)248597264 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011321001 100 $a20200624d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA History of the Italian Space Adventure$b[electronic resource] $ePioneers and Achievements from the XIVth Century to the Present /$fby Giovanni Caprara 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (400 pages) 311 $a3-319-73986-7 327 $aPreface -- Introduction -- 1 The ?rocket? word appear for the first time in Venice -- 2 The XIX Century, the ?razzieri? of Sabaudo kingdom and Due Sicilie Kingdom -- 3 Pioneers and visionaries of the XX Century -- 4 The first Italian rockets and two German scientist in Italy -- 5 The African adventure of professor Luigi Broglio -- 6 Italy in Europe and in the world of space telecommunications -- 7 From Sirio satellite for telecommunications to national space program -- 8 The Italian Space Agency, the Italian astronauts, many satellites and Euro-Italian rocket Vega -- Bibliography -- Index of names -- Credits. . 330 $aThis well-documented and fascinating book tells how, over the centuries, a series of visionaries, scientists, technologists, and politicians fostered the involvement of Italy in space exploration. The lives of these pioneers was often far from easy, yet they persevered. The fruits of their efforts can today be witnessed in Italy?s success within the cutting-edge space sector. Italy?s history in space started at the end of the fourteenth century and continued with the development of fireworks. Later, the nineteenth century marked the beginning of research into rockets in a more scientific way. After World War II, rocket technology was advanced with the aid of German scientists, and in the 1960s Luigi Broglio, the father of Italian space exploration, designed the San Marco satellite. In 1979 the first Italian Space Plan was launched, but it was the foundation of the Italian Space Agency in 1988 that kick-started a program of exploration in various fields of cosmic research. The outcome was construction of the Vega launcher and collaboration in the International Space Station. Now the Italian space industry stands ready to play an important role in the Gateway orbital station. All of this history, and more, is explored in this riveting book. 606 $aAstronomy$zItaly 606 $aSpace sciences$zItaly 606 $aAerospace engineering$zItaly 606 $aAstronautics$zItaly 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 606 $aSpace Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22030 606 $aHistory of Science$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/731000 606 $aAerospace Technology and Astronautics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T17050 606 $aPublic Policy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911060 607 $aItaly$xHistory 615 0$aAstronomy 615 0$aSpace sciences 615 0$aAerospace engineering 615 0$aAstronautics 615 14$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 615 24$aSpace Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). 615 24$aHistory of Science. 615 24$aAerospace Technology and Astronautics. 615 24$aPublic Policy. 676 $a629.40945 700 $aCaprara$b Giovanni$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$013008 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996418167103316 996 $aA History of the Italian Space Adventure$92050611 997 $aUNISA