The islands and the stars : a history of Japan's space programs

• Material Type: 図書
• ISBN: 9781503644144 hardcover; 1503644146 hardcover; 9781503644786 paperback; 1503644782 paperback
• ISBN (error code): 9781503644793 electronic book
• Title: The islands and the stars : a history of Japan's space programs
• Author/Editor: Subodhana Wijeyeratne
• Author Heading: Wijeyeratne, Subodhana
• Publication, Distribution, etc.: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press (出版)
• Publication Date: [2026]
• Publication Date (W3CDTF): 2026
• Extent: xvi, 334 pages
• Other physical details: illustrations
• Size: 23 cm
• Place of Publication (Country Code): US
• Text Language Code: eng
• Content Type: text; still image
• Media Type: unmediated
• Carrier Type: volume
• Subject Heading: Uchū Kōkū Kenkyū Kaihatsu Kikō--History; Astronautics and state--Japan--History; Rocketry--Japan--History; Astronautique--Politique gouvernementale--Japon--Histoire; Fuséologie--Japon--Histoire; Outer space--Exploration--Japan--History; Espace extra-atmosphérique--Exploration--Japon--Histoire
• LCC: QB500.266.J3
• DDC: 629.40952
• NDLC: NC161
• Target Audience: 一般
• Note (Bibliography): Includes bibliographical references and index
• Collection (particular): 日本関係外国語図書
• Holding library: 国立国会図書館
• Call No.: NC161-D33
• Data Provider (Database): 国立国会図書館 : 国立国会図書館蔵書; https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp
• Bibliographic ID (NDL): 034185758; http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/034185758
• LC Control Number: 2025018710; https://lccn.loc.gov/2025018710
• OCLC No.: 1501527390; https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1501527390
• Cataloging Rule: RDA
• Bibliographic Record Category (NDL): 211

• Contents: Part I. Child of War, 1920-1960. The transwar origins of Japanese rocketryDemilitarizing rocketry in the postwar periodPart II. The Institutionalizati...
• Summary, etc.: "The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is among the six largest national space agencies in the world, along with China's CNSA, US's NASA, and ...