Space Activities in Hungary 50 Years
Budapest, Hungary: Hungarian Space Office, 1996. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. 160 pages. Illustrations (many in/with color). Cover has slight wear and soiling. This is a summary report on the Hungarian Space activities for the years 1992-93. The information is organized into five main research directions: Space-Earth System, Space Physics, Space Life Sciences, Satellite Technics and Technologies, and Space Technology. Primarily in English but with some information in Hungarian. Cover has slight wear and soiling. The beginning of Hungarian Space Research can be dated back to the year 1946, when Zoltan Bay and his team, using experimental radio radar equipment, obtained the first echo from the Moon. Hungarian experts started taking part in the new generation space research in the 1950s. In 1958, at the World Expo in Bruxelles, their ionosphere research equipment and its antenna system were awarded International Grand Prix. This includes a General Retrospection of the 50 years of Space Activity in Hungary by Dr. Ivan Almar. It presents 8 significant milestones: Lunar radar experiment, ionospheric sounding, artificial satellites, Rocket experiments, Intercosmos Cooperation, Spaceflight, Space-Earth studies, and Space Physics and Solar System Exploration. The Hungarian Space Office (HSO; Hungarian: Magyar rkutatási Iroda) is the Government of Hungary agency responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. It is the organization whose purpose is to coordinate Hungarian space exploration-related activities, both national programs and European Space Agency related programs, where Hungary is a member state. The Hungarian Space Board (HSB), headed by dr. Kálmán Kovács (former Minister for Informatics and Communications), helps the work of the Government in strategic cases. The government advisory body in technical matters is the Scientific Council on Space Research (SCSR). The SCSR provides the scientific background of all Hungarian space activities. The research and application activities have been carried out in about 25 scientific institutes and university departments. Their personnel, involved in space related work consists of more than 250 scientists and engineers. It was established by the Hungarian government in January 1992. The former director is El d Both (1997-2015), present director is Fruzsina Tari. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Space Science, Ivan Almar, Gyula Tofalvi, Csaba Ferencz, Marton Ill, Istvan Apathy, Peter Remes, Gyorgy Buttner, Gyorgy Tarcsai, Karoly Szego, Photogrammetry, Geodetic, Geophysical, Meteorological Service, Satellite Research, Konkoly Observatory, As
ISBN: 9630298651
[Book #75080]
Price: $100.00