China in Space (2nd Ed., 2nd ed. 2019) The Great Leap Forward Space Exploration Series
Auteur : Harvey Brian
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.
Brian Harvey is a writer and broadcaster on space flight who lives in Dublin, Ireland. He has a degree in history and political science from Dublin University (Trinity College) and a MA from University College Dublin. His first book was Race into space – the Soviet space programme (Ellis Horwood, 1988), followed by further books on the Russian, Chinese, European, Indian and Japanese space programs. His books and chapters have been translated into Russian, Chinese and Korean.
Date de parution : 10-2019
Ouvrage de 552 p.
16.8x24 cm