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- ISBN 9780241531327
- Weight: 695g
- Dimensions: 224 x 284mm
- Publication Date: 28 Apr 2022
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Meet the dreamers and adventurers, go behind the scenes of exciting rocket launches, and blast off into the great unknown with India's space missions. Learn about India's first rocket launching station, which was housed in a 400-year-old church. Know everything you ever wanted to know about the visionaries, such as Vikram Sarabhai, Homi Bhabha, Satish Dhawan, APJ Abdul Kalam, and Kalpana Chawla who wanted India to reach the stars.
Find out all this and more in India's Space Odyssey, a visually stunning book packed with illustrations and photographs from the archives of India's national space agency - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The book traces the history of India's space research, discoveries, and development. From the early observatories to the establishment of ISRO and the groundbreaking Mars Orbiter Mission, this book will introduce young readers to the world of space exploration and India's endeavour to reach the final frontier. Packed with profiles, key events, and concepts that are explained in classic DK style, this book promises to be an easy, fun, and engaging read.
DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world leading illustrated reference publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House group. DK publishes highly visual, photographic non-fiction books for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 100 countries and over 60 languages, with offices in the UK, India, US, Germany, China, Canada, Spain and Australia.
DK's aim is to inspire, educate and entertain readers of all ages. DK's extensive children's list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the best-selling LEGO® books.
