Ep.165 – China in space with Brian Harvey

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The story of China is space is not one widely known nor properly understood in Western corridors, although China of course has been launching rockets for almost a thousand years. In this episode we welcome back author and Chinese space expert Brian Harvey to help us address that.

Tiangong space station

In 2019, China astonished the world by landing a spacecraft and rover on the far side of the Moon, something never achieved by any country before. China had already become a leading spacefaring nation alongside the United States and Russia, sending men and women into orbit, building a space laboratory (Tiangong) and sending probes to the Moon and asteroids.

Get a copy of Brian’s book ‘China in Space: The Great Leap Forward’ from the Xtended Bookshop

https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9783030195878

Recorded 25^th January 2023

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