CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. INTRODUCTION. Asia’s New Presence in Space 1
5. CHAPTER ONE. Asian Space Developments: Motivations and Trends 12
6. CHAPTER TWO. The Japanese Space Program: Moving Toward “Normalcy” 43
7. CHAPTER THREE. The Chinese Space Program: From Turbulent Past to Promising Future 70
8. CHAPTER FOUR. The Indian Space Program: Rising to a Challenge 110
9. CHAPTER FIVE. The South Korean Space Program: Emerging from Dependency 136
10. CHAPTER SIX. Emerging Asian Space Programs: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam 158
11. CHAPTER SEVEN Asia’s Space Race: Implications for Regional and Global Policy 190
12. Notes 221
13. Index 265