The New Space Race : China vs. the United States /

The world's most populous nation views space as an asset, not only from a technological and commercial perspective but also from a political one. The repercussions of this ideology already extend far beyond Washington. China vs. the United States explores future Chinese aspirations in space and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Seedhouse, Erik (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Praxis, 2010.
Series:	Springer Praxis books.
Subjects:	Engineering. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. Popular Science in Astronomy. Astronautics. Astronomy. Astrophysics.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

High Frontier Politics
Rising dragon
US and Chinese space policy
Dark Arena
Space warfare doctrine
Military space assets
Exploding China's dreams
The Second Space Race
Chinese and American space exploration programs
Current and future hardware
Manned spaceflight experience
Why Cooperation Won't Work and Why a New Space Race is Looming
The case for and against collaboration with China
The imminent space race.