About This Book
This work introduces the important emerging space powers of the world. Brian Harvey describes the origins of the Japanese space program, from rocket designs based on WW II German U-boats to tiny solid fuel 'pencil' rockets, which led to the launch of the first Japanese satellite in 1970. The next tw...
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Reading Time Estimates
18h 38m
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180 WPM
13h 25m
average reader
250 WPM
9h 35m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 201,300 wordsπ
27 days at 30 min/day
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14 h 55 min
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