03286nam 2200577Ia 450 991043811660332120200520144314.01-4614-5043-810.1007/978-1-4614-5043-6(CKB)3460000000120292(EBL)1030554(OCoLC)836407061(SSID)ssj0000878600(PQKBManifestationID)11462324(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000878600(PQKBWorkID)10850660(PQKB)11603175(DE-He213)978-1-4614-5043-6(MiAaPQ)EBC1030554(PPN)169135713(EXLCZ)99346000000012029220130404d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChina in space the great leap forward /by Brian Harvey1st ed. 2013.New York ;London Springerc20131 online resource (409 p.)Springer-Praxis books in space explorationDescription based upon print version of record.1-4614-5042-X Includes bibliographical references and index.The First Chinese Space Station -- Medieval Rockets to First Satellites -- The Program -- Expanding the Space Program -- Recoverable Satellites -- Applying the Space Program -- The Big Leaf Forward: Manned Spaceflight -- To the Moon and Mars -- Chinese Ambitions in Space.The 21st century has seen the emergence, after the Soviet Union and the United States, of the third great space superpower: China. Here, in China in Space - The Great Leap Forward, Brian Harvey takes a contemporary look at the new Chinese space program. China has already launched its first space station, Tiangong; has sent its first spacecraft to the Moon, the Chang e; and has plans to send spaceships to Mars and further afield. China's annual launch rate has already overtaken those of both Europe and the United States. Huge new production plants and launch centers are under construction, to build and launch the new family of Long March 5, 6, and 7 rockets. In Roadmap 2050, the Academy of Sciences indicates that China intends to be the leading spacefaring nation by mid-century, with bases on the Moon and Mars. This book gives an informed, fully up-to-date commentary on all aspects of the Chinese space program, including its history, development, technology, missions, and the personalities involved. It lists all the Chinese launches, missions, and terminology, going behind the press releases to draw on hitherto unused scientific papers and sources. China in Space is a unique, forward-looking account of the Chinese space program, covering its full range of missions: manned, communications, scientific, military, technology-testing, and lunar.Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.AstronauticsChinaSpace raceChinaAstronauticsSpace race629.420951Harvey Brian1953-116314MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910438116603321China in space4203752UNINA