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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...Read more
  • ISBN10 1461450438
  • ISBN13 9781461450436
  • Publish Date 1 January 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 9 June 2015
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Springer New York
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 409
  • Language English