03303nam 22006135 450 991056828830332120230810224721.09789811915048(electronic bk.)978981191503110.1007/978-981-19-1504-8(MiAaPQ)EBC6977319(Au-PeEL)EBL6977319(CKB)22046318600041(DE-He213)978-981-19-1504-8(EXLCZ)992204631860004120220504d2022 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChina's Space Programme From the Era of Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping /by S. Chandrashekar1st ed. 2022.Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :Imprint: Springer,2022.1 online resource (336 pages)Print version: Chandrashekar, S. China's Space Programme Singapore : Springer,c2022 9789811915031 The Origins of China’s Space Programme -- Economic Reform and the Deng Era -- New Challenges to the Space Programme -- The Growth Phase of China’s Space Programme -- Strategic Trends and Future Directions -- Chinese Recoverable Satellites -- China’s Communications Satellites -- China’s Weather Satellites -- Remote Sensing Satellites -- China’s Navigation Satellite Constellation -- The Human Space Flight Programme -- Breakthrough Research in Space Science and Applications -- China’s Military Satellites.This book comprehensively covers the history and current developments of space programme of China. It presents the complete story of China’s space programme from its origins through to present day activities on the International Space Station. This monograph further discusses the role of China’s space strategy in its emergence as a major power on the world stage. The book also presents the context of China’s space programme within the larger narrative of international space development. The book binds together the diverse political, military, economic and technology aspects into a coherent understanding and explains their role in the establishment and growth of Chinese space programme. Given the contents, this book will be a valuable source of information for students, researchers, and historians in the area of space studies.Outer spaceExplorationAstronauticsAerospace engineeringPhysicsHistorySpaceSpace Exploration and AstronauticsAerospace Technology and AstronauticsHistory of Physics and AstronomySpace StudiesOuter spaceExploration.Astronautics.Aerospace engineering.PhysicsHistory.Space.Space Exploration and Astronautics.Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.History of Physics and Astronomy.Space Studies.629.4Chandrashekar S.1228088MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910568288303321China's Space Programme2851101UNINA