Från föhn till feu! : Esrange och den norrländska rymdverksamhetens tillkomsthistoria från sekelskiftet 1900 till 1966

Från föhn till feu! : Esrange och den norrländska rymdverksamhetens tillkomsthistoria från sekelskiftet 1900 till 1966

This essay is about the origin, planning and establishment of the European Space Research Organisation's (ESRO) sounding rocket base Esrange outside Kiruna in Northern Sweden. Three main questions are examined. First I show there were not just scientific and technical but also political, econom...

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Main Author:	Backman, Fredrick
Format:	Others
Language:	Swedish
Published:	Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier 2010
Subjects:	Esrange Kiruna space physics geophysics rocket engineering technology ESRO ESA northern lights aurora observatory research station Vassijaure Abisko STS history of science polar rocket base Norrland rymdverksamhet rymdfysik geofysik raket teknologi samer norrsken aurora borealis observatorium forskningsstation vetenskapsstudier vetenskapshistoria polarforskning norrskensforskning raketbas History of science Vetenskapshistoria History of science and ideas Idé- o lärdomshistoria History of technology Teknikhistoria History of technology and industry Teknik- och industrihistoria Technology and culture Teknik och kultur Other earth sciences Övrig geovetenskap Geophysics Geofysik Space engineering Rymdteknik Space physics Rymdfysik
Online Access:	http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-32142

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