Secret Soviet spacecraft

Article Abstract:

The release of pertinent information on spacecraft technology developed in the former Soviet Union revealed the secrets of the communist country's space program. These space vehicles and weapons include anti-satellite systems, spaceships, manned space stations and a space ferry.

Evaluation, Cover Story, Space technology, Spacecraft, Soviet Union, Space weapons

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China's great leap upward

Article Abstract:

China has come up a new spacecraft Shenzhou 5 at the Jiuquan Space Center, which is ready for launch. It is expected to carry a crew of three young Chinese military pilots and in future china tends to follow its own path in space.

China, Government domestic functions, Spacecraft launching, Space policy

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Another superpower in space

Article Abstract:

Issues are presented concerning the emergence of China as the third superpower in space. It is predicted that the first manned flight will take place in 2002 following two successful unmanned flights in 1999.

Space flight

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