Asia's space race: national motivations, regional rivalries, and international risks

Introduction: Asia's new presence in space

Asian space developments: motivations and trends

The Japanese space program: moving toward "normalcy"

The Chinese space program: from turbulent past to promising future

The Indian space program: rising to a challenge

The South Korean space program: emerging from dependency

Emerging Asian space programs: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam

Asia's space race: implications for regional and global policy.