When China Goes to the Moon

This book is about China's ambitions in its most complex and internationally visible space endeavor, namely its human space exploration programme. It provides a comprehensive reflection on China´s strategic direction and objectives in space, including in particular those set forth in its human spaceflight programme and analyses the key domestic and external factors affecting the country's presumed manned lunar ambitions. The objective of the book is to disentangle the opportunities and challenges China´s space ambitions are creating for other spacefaring nations and for Europe in particular. It therefore includes an in-depth analysis of possible European postures towards China in space exploration and seeks to stimulate a debate on future space strategies in the broader context of world politics.

List of contents

Introduction.- China's space program:- Why the moon?- China's way to the moon.- China and the moon: endogenous conditioning factors.- China, the moon and the world.- Europe and China in space: constraints, opportunities and options.- Epilogue.

Summary

This book is about China’s ambitions in its most complex and internationally visible space endeavor, namely its human space exploration programme. It provides a comprehensive reflection on China´s strategic direction and objectives in space, including in particular those set forth in its human spaceflight programme and analyses the key domestic and external factors affecting the country’s presumed manned lunar ambitions. The objective of the book is to disentangle the opportunities and challenges China´s space ambitions are creating for other spacefaring nations and for Europe in particular. It therefore includes an in-depth analysis of possible European postures towards China in space exploration and seeks to stimulate a debate on future space strategies in the broader context of world politics.

Product details

• Authors: Marco Aliberti
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783319194721
• ISBN: 978-3-31-919472-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 23 mm x 243 mm
• Weight: 643 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 336 p. 27 illus.
• Series: Studies in Space Policy; Studies in Space Policy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business; B, Economic Policy, Political Science, astronautics, engineering, Political science & theory, Research & development management, Aerospace engineering, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, R & D/Technology Policy, Economic Development, Innovation and Growth