Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique

Auteur(s) : Harvey, Brian (1953-....)  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : China in space [Texte électronique] : the great leap forward / Brian Harvey

Publication : New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Publishing, [2013]

Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée

Collection : Springer-Praxis books in space exploration

Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-393) and index
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.

Sujet(s) : Astronautique -- Chine  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Indice(s) Dewey :  629.409 51 (23e éd.) = Astronautique - Chine  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781461450436

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb446652211

Notice n° :  FRBNF44665221 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)

Table des matières : The heavenly palace ; Medieval rockets to first satellites ; The program ; Recoverable satellites ; Communications satellites ; Applying the space program ; Space science ; Manned spaceflight ; To the moon and Mars ; China's ambitions.