Synopses & Reviews
Rockets were invented in China, the home of many modern inventions, including ancient astronomy, and were used originally for military purposes in the 13th century. The Chinese space program was founded in October 1956 by the father of Chinese rocketry, Tsien Hsue Shen, who lived in California in the 1930s until his expulsion as a Chinese spy. In recent times there have been three manned spaceflights, highlighting China's ambitious space program and generating worldwide interest. Future missions are planned, including a mission to go to
Synopsis
This book details China's current space program and looks at its ambitious future. It includes coverage of much generally unknown information on the missions, personalities, spacecraft, launchers, budgets, and future plans.
About the Author
Brian Harvey is an established Praxis author of many books in the Springer-Praxis Space Exploration program on the Russian, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, European space programs. He was the Editor of the Space Exploration 2007 annual and is Joint Editor of Space Exploration 2008 trivia.
Table of Contents
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.