China in Space The Great Leap Forward /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Harvey, Brian (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Space Exploration
• Θέματα: Technology.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Space sciences.; China-History.; Popular Science in Technology.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; History of China.

In 2019, China astonished the world by landing a spacecraft and rover on the far side of the Moon, something never achieved by any country before. China had already become the world's leading spacefaring nation by rockets launched, sending more into orbit than any other. China is now a great sp...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Acknowledgements
• Dedication
• About the Author
• Author's Introduction
• Chapter 1: The far side of the Moon
• Chapter 2: Medieval rockets to first satellites
• Chapter 3: New rockets, launch sites and ships
• Chapter 4: Science and technology
• Chapter 5: Communications
• Chapter 6: Applications and military
• Chapter 7: Manned flight
• Chapter 8: To the Moon and Mars
• Chapter 9: China in perspective
• Glossary
• Appendix 1: Timeline of key dates in China's space program
• Appendix 2: List of Chinese space launchings
• Bibliography
• Index.