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China's space program : from conception to manned spaceflight

In October 2003 Yang Liwei made history as the first Chinese citizen in space, orbiting the globe 14 times in the Shenzhou 5. The Chinese space program has sometimes been called the last of the secret space programs.
Music, English, ©2004
Springe, Berlin, ©2004
History
xxi, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781852335663, 1852335661
1020439720
The flight of Yang Liwei
Origins: the fiery dragon
Dong Fang Hong
the east is red
Expanding the space programme
Communications and conspiracies
Applying the space programme
Behind the scenes
Launch centres, rockets and engines
Shuguang's false dawn
The Shenzhou missions
The future of China in space