China's Space Program - From Conception to Manned Spaceflight

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China's Space Program - From Conception to Manned Spaceflight is written by Brian Harvey and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1852335661 (ISBN 10) and 9781852335663 (ISBN 13).

This book is designed for publication straight after the launch of China's first manned spacecraft. The precursor mission, Shenzhou, flew unmanned in November 1999, in line with the predictions of The Chinese Space Programme: From Conception to Future Capabilities (1998) the first edition of this retitled book. China's Space Program: From Conception to Manned Spaceflight builds on the 1998 title to take account of the first manned flight in October 2003. It also brings the reader up to date with other developments in the Chinese space programme over from 1998 to the manned flight and looks forward to China's future plans and ambitions.