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" China in space : "
Brian Harvey.
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BL
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862013
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Harvey, Brian,1953-
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China in space : : the great leap forward /\ Brian Harvey.
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Cham, Switzerland :: Springer ;Chichester, UK :: Published in association with Praxis Publishing,, [2019]
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
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1 online resource (564 pages)
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3030195880
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: 9783030195885
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9783030195878
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Conclusions: applications and military
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Intro; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Author's Introduction; 1: The far side of the Moon; Chang e 4; Chang e 4 science; Relay satellite Queqiao; Chang e 4's mission; Building a space station; Rehearsal for the space station: Tiangong 2 laboratory; Rehearsal for the space station: Shenzhou 11 manned mission; Rehearsal for the space station: Tianzhou freighter; The space station; CSS science; Conclusions: the far side of the Moon; References; 2: Medieval rockets to first satellites; Tsien Hsue Shen; First satellite: Dong Fang Hong; Second satellite: Shijian; 'No space race'
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From weather satellite to anti-satelliteFengyun 3; Geosynchronous weather satellites: Fengyun 2, 4; Fengyun 4; Earth resources; Ziyuan and Dragon; CBERS; Huanjing; Shiyan Weixing; Mapping: Tianhui; Oceans: Haiyang; Gaofen: from the submeter era to attacking parasites; Jilin: commercial imaging; Zhuhai constellation; Gaojing Superview; Tiankun; Navigation; Beidou; Data relays: Tianlian; Military observations: Yaogan; Other military: the Shijians (6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17); Shijian 7; Shijian 11; Shijian 12; Shijian 15; Shijian 16; Shijian 17; Microsatellites: smaller and smaller, more and more
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Future missions: second phaseCollaborative missions: SMILE, SVOM, CFOS; Further ahead ... ; Conclusions: science and technology; References; 5: Communications; Project 331; First communications satellites; Dong Fang Hong 2A, 3; Military communications: Fenghuo and Shentong; Commercialization; Cox; Love-hate; ITAR broken; China's satellite companies; Dong Fang Hong 4; Dong Fang Hong 5; The constellations: Hongyun, Hongyan; Tiantong and Ling Qiao; Conclusions: communications; References; 6: Applications and military; Polar weather satellites (Fengyun 1, 3)
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TestingInternational; Conclusions: rockets, launch sites and ships; References; 4: Science and technology; Space science in the FSW program; The seeds mission: Shijian 8; Shijian 10; Early Shijian scientific missions; Shijian 9; Shijian 13; Shijian 18; Sun and Earth: Tan Ce (Doublestar); Scientific equipment on applications missions; The Roadmap: space science a priority at last; DAMPE/Wukong; Quantum/QUESS/Micius; XPNav: navigating deep space by the beams of pulsars; Tansat carbon observatory; HXMT Huiyan; Zhangheng ESSEM/CSES Earthquake satellite; Future missions: first phase
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Third satellite: Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing mysteryFSW: recovering satellites from orbit; Epilogue: Tsien Hsue Shen; References; 3: New rockets, launch sites and ships; Launchers; Long March 2 (CZ-2); Long March 3 (CZ-3); Long March 4 (CZ-4); Long March 5 (CZ-5); Long March 6 (CZ-6); Long March 7 (CZ-7); Long March 8 (CZ-8); Long March 9 (CZ-9); Small launchers: Kaituozhe, Kaizhou, Long March CZ-11; Chinese spaceplanes, shuttle; Sounding rockets; Reliability; Rocket engines; Launch sites; Jiuquan; Xi Chang; Taiyuan; Wenchang; Military sites; Tracking; Comships; Designers, bureaus and architecture
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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 space superpower alongside the United States and Russia, sending men and women into orbit, building a space laboratory (Tiangong) and sending probes to the Moon and asteroids. Roadmap 2050 promises that China will set up bases on the Moon and Mars and lead the world in science and technology by mid-century. China's space programme is one of the least well-known, but this book will bring the reader up to date with its mysteries, achievements and exciting plans. China has built a fleet of new, powerful Long March rockets, four launch bases, tracking stations at home and abroad, with gleaming new design and production facilities. China is poised to build a large, permanent space station, bring back lunar rocks, assemble constellations of communications satellites and send spaceships to Mars, the moons of Jupiter and beyond. A self-sustaining lunar base, Yuegong, has already been simulated. In space, China is the country to watch.
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Astronautics-- China.
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Astronautics.
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China.
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| Dewey Classification
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629.420951
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Q162
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TL789.8.C55H358 2019
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