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Space and Beyond

Editat de B. N. Suresh
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 apr 2022

Putem afirma că volumul Space and Beyond reprezintă o resursă fundamentală pentru înțelegerea modului în care cercetarea științifică de vârf este transpusă în politici publice cu impact socio-economic major. Lucrarea nu este o simplă cronologie, ci o analiză aplicată a parcursului profesional parcurs de Dr. K. Kasturirangan, care a evoluat de la statutul de cercetător sub îndrumarea lui Vikram Sarabhai la cel de lider al programului spațial indian (ISRO) și consilier pentru cinci prim-miniștri. Notăm cu interes modul în care editorul B. N. Suresh structurează textul în jurul a 12 prelegeri invitate, oferind astfel o perspectivă directă asupra proceselor de luare a deciziilor în domenii strategice.

Din punct de vedere al conținutului, cartea extinde cadrul propus de India in Space: Between Utility and Geopolitics de Marco Aliberti, aducând date noi și subiective din interiorul sistemului administrativ indian. În timp ce lucrarea menționată analizează programul spațial din exterior, prin prisma geopoliticii, volumul de față oferă o viziune „de la firul ierbii” asupra managementului instituțional. De asemenea, dacă ne raportăm la Making of a Satellite Centre de Prem Shanker Goel, care documentează evoluția tehnică a diviziilor satelitare, Space and Beyond merge mai departe, integrând dimensiunea politică și educațională, inclusiv contribuția autorului la Noua Politică Națională de Educație 2020.

Structura narativă urmează o progresie logică, de la „Reflections of a Long Journey” până la analize tehnice despre navigația prin satelit și observația Pământului. Această abordare este complementară operei anterioare a editorului, Integrated Design for Space Transportation System, însă dacă acea lucrare era focalizată strict pe inginerie și propulsie, volumul actual prioritizează viziunea strategică și impactul social al tehnologiei.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789813365124
ISBN-10: 9813365129
Pagini: 516
Ilustrații: XXXV, 478 p. 157 illus., 115 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.87 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2021
Editura: Springer
Locul publicării:Singapore, Singapore

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte celor interesați de managementul științific și de politicile publice. Cititorul va câștiga o înțelegere rară a modului în care se construiesc mecanismele instituționale pentru proiecte de scară largă. Este un studiu de caz esențial despre cum leadershipul vizionar poate transforma tehnologia spațială într-un motor de dezvoltare națională, fiind indispensabilă pentru istorici, strategi și decidenți politici.


Despre autor

B. N. Suresh, editorul acestui volum, este o figură proeminentă în domeniul ingineriei aerospațiale, recunoscut pentru expertiza sa în proiectarea sistemelor de transport spațial. Activitatea sa la nivel înalt în cadrul comunității științifice indiene îi conferă autoritatea necesară pentru a compila și contextualiza prelegerile Dr. Kasturirangan. Prin lucrările sale anterioare, precum cele despre designul integrat al vehiculelor spațiale, Suresh a demonstrat o capacitate remarcabilă de a sintetiza complexitatea tehnică, abilitate care se reflectă și în structura coerentă a acestui volum.


Descriere scurtă

This book discusses the journey of Dr. K Kasturirangan, who shares his experience during his long tenure at ISRO including the Chairmanship of ISRO, subsequently membership of the Rajya Sabha, the Planning Commission and many other responsibilities. Over the past five decades of public and professional service to the nation, Dr. Kasturirangan has graduated from a young researcher in astrophysics working under Vikram Sarabhai to leading India’s space program (ISRO), being entrusted by five successive Prime Ministers, besides dealing with several other domains of responsibilities beyond space, all of which have significantly impacted India’s development.
This book centers around select 12 public invited lectures, Dr. Kasturirangan delivered ranging from developing hi-tech space systems, to managing an organization as intricate as ISRO which was guided by the wisdom of mentors, including Vikram Sarabhai, M G K Menon, Satish Dhawan and U. R. Rao, to tackling multi-faceted socio-economic issues, including India’s nuclear deal, report headed by him on the Western Ghats ecosystem, and the new National Education Policy 2020.Scientists, historians, policy makers, management strategists, journalists, or anyone with a keen interest in understanding the processes behind such large-scale science, technology and socio-economic endeavors – right from planning, creating appropriate institutional mechanisms, working with multiple stakeholders to ensure that these programs deliver tangible benefits to society, articulating these benefits with clarity to political leaders to assure public support – will find this book deeply instructive and illuminating. It will be of interest to the scientific, education and management community as well as to policy makers and researchers affiliated with multifaceted developmental issues.  

Cuprins

Reflections of a Long Journey.- Forays into the World of Astronomy, Technology and Space.- Space - An Innovative Route to Development.- India’s Space Enterprise; Strategic Thinking and Planning.- A Profile of Space for the next 50 years.- Space Odyssey – A Down-to-Earth Perspective.- Evolution of Earth Observation Capabilities in India.- Science and Technology of Imaging from Space.- Satellite Navigation.- Space Science in India : Two Initiatives.  

Notă biografică

About Dr K Kasturirangan
Dr Kasturirangan presently is the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) in Pune; Chancellor of the Central University of Rajasthan; Member of the Atomic Energy Commission of India; Emeritus Professor at National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS) in Bangalore; and Honorary Distinguished Advisor of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).  He completed his bachelor  with honours and master degrees in physics from Bombay University and his doctorate working at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. He served in several capacities at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for a period of nearly 35 years, including  ten years as its Chairman from 1994–2003.  He was a Member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha (2003–2009).  Later on, he was a Member of the Indian Planning Commission (2009–2014). He  was also  the Chairman of the National level Committee on the new National Education Policy (NEP) (2017–  2018).  He is a Member of several international and national science academies, including being a fellow of all four major science and engineering academies of India. He is a Member of the International Astronomical Union, Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Honorary Fellow of Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, and an Academician of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in the Vatican City. He is the only Indian to be conferred an Honorary Membership of the International Academy of Astronautics.  He has won several awards, and to name a few,   Allan D. Emil Memorial Award of the International Astronautical Federation (2004), Lifetime Achievement Award of Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council in Singapore (2005), Theodore Von Karman Award from the International Academy of Astronautics (2007), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Engineering (1981), Aryabhata Medal by Indian National Science Academy (2000),   Lifetime Achievement Award of ISRO (2008), Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Gold Medal (2009) of Indian Science Congress.    He has also been conferred honorary doctorates from 26 universities and research institutions. He is the recipient of many civilian awards like Rajyotsava Prashasthi (2014)   by government of Karnataka, the highest civilian honours Padma Shri (1982), Padma Bhushan (1992), and Padma Vibhushan (2000) by the President of India and the award of ‘Officer of the Legion d’honneur’ (2002) by the President of the French Republic.
About Dr. BN Suresh : The Editor
Dr. B. N. Suresh is the Chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram. He was actively involved in the  development of different versions of launch vehicles  like  Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV), Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO.   One of his significant achievements has been to define and implement and have a successful flight of  complex Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE).    He is a fellow of several professional bodies, including  the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and member of International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). He has won several awards and honours which include the Rajyotsava award (2014)   by Government of Karnataka,    Lifetime Achievement Award of ISRO, Government of India (2014), Padma Shree (2012) and Padma Bhushan (2013), the highest Indian civilian awards by the President of India.

Caracteristici

Broadens the reader's understanding of the processes behind national level science and technology endeavors Highlights Dr. Kasturirangan's experience across 5 decades of public and professional service to India Excellent resource for reader's in the scientific and management community, and researchers in aerospace engineering