The far side of the Moon -- Medieval rockets to first satellites -- New rockets, launch sites and ships -- Science and technology -- Communications -- Applications and military -- Manned flight -- To the moon and Mars -- China in perspective.

    "The explosive growth of China's innovative and rapidly developing space program in recent years has made it a "hot" topic in international space policy. This follow up to Harvey's earlier book, China's Space Program - From Conception To Manned Spaceflight (2004) bring us up to date with everything that is happening in the Chinese space program today and looks at its ambitious future. The author briefly summarizes how this program evolved from medieval times, and uncovers the truth behind the bland, unreliable, and generally uninformative news releases issued around each space mission. It also examines the key features of the program, previously unknown to the outside world"--


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    Title :

    China in space : the great leap forward


    Contributors:


    Edition :

    Second edition


    Publication date :

    2019


    Size :

    xii, 552 pages


    Remarks:

    24 cm
    Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
    Includes bibliographical references and index



    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    55.88 Luftverkehr, Raumfahrt
    DDC:    629.40951



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