TY - BOOK AU - Chandrashekar,S. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - China's Space Programme: From the Era of Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping SN - 9789811915048 AV - TL789.8.C55 PY - 2022/// CY - Singapore PB - Springer Nature Singapore, Imprint: Springer KW - Outer space KW - Exploration KW - Astronautics KW - Aerospace engineering KW - Physics KW - History KW - Space KW - Space Exploration and Astronautics KW - Aerospace Technology and Astronautics KW - History of Physics and Astronomy KW - Space Studies KW - Astronautics -- China KW - Astronautics -- China -- History KW - Astronautics and state -- China N1 - The Origins of China’s Space Programme -- Economic Reform and the Deng Era -- New Challenges to the Space Programme -- The Growth Phase of China’s Space Programme -- Strategic Trends and Future Directions -- Chinese Recoverable Satellites -- China’s Communications Satellites -- China’s Weather Satellites -- Remote Sensing Satellites -- China’s Navigation Satellite Constellation -- The Human Space Flight Programme -- Breakthrough Research in Space Science and Applications -- China’s Military Satellites N2 - This book comprehensively covers the history and current developments of space programme of China. It presents the complete story of China’s space programme from its origins through to present day activities on the International Space Station. This monograph further discusses the role of China’s space strategy in its emergence as a major power on the world stage. The book also presents the context of China’s space programme within the larger narrative of international space development. The book binds together the diverse political, military, economic and technology aspects into a coherent understanding and explains their role in the establishment and growth of Chinese space programme. Given the contents, this book will be a valuable source of information for students, researchers, and historians in the area of space studies UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1504-8 ER -