China in space : the great leap forward / Brian Harvey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harvey, Brian, 1953- author.

Series:

Springer-Praxis books in space exploration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronautics--China.

Astronautics.

China.

Physical Description:

xii, 552 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

"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"-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3030195872

9783030195878

OCLC:

1091846550