Tag: Astronautics & Space Flight

This is the first substantial study in the English language on China’s Space Programme. Published in 2022, it has massive details and lists that are…

The era of Deng Xiao Ping in power from 1977 to 1990 saw a different emphasis in respect to China’s Space Programme. Deng emphasised that…

In 1965, a proposal was adopted to put a 100 kg satellite in orbit by 1971. In 1970, the first satellite was successfully placed in…

The deportation of Quian Xuesen from the US to China in 1955, on unproven charges he was a spy during the McCarthy witch hunt, was…

Quian Xuesen is also referred to as Qian Xuesheng or Tsuen Hsu Shen in books and essays. For this reason, it is very difficult to…

This 2022 book to my knowledge is the first book that surveys the history of China’s space programme. Written by S Chandrashekar, an Indian professor…