China in Space The Great Leap Forward /

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 sta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harvey, Brian (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Astronomy.
Solar system.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Space Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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