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Episode Summary

Jake tells us the story of Chinese spaceflight, and Anthony gets us ready for their future in space.

Episode Notes

Jake tells us the story of Chinese spaceflight, and Anthony gets us ready for their future in space.

Beers

• Mad Elf (2017) - Tröegs Independent Brewing - Untappd
• Walt Wit - Philadelphia Brewing Company - Untappd
• Pennsylvania Pale Ale - Philadelphia Brewing Company - Untappd
• Tsingtao - Tsingtao Brewery - Untappd

Topics

• Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) | Twitter
• ChinaSpaceflight (@cnspaceflight) | Twitter
• Qian Xuesen documentary - YouTube
• Long March (rocket family) - Wikipedia
• China sets out long-term space transportation roadmap including a nuclear space shuttle
• Why China’s Long March 5 is crucial to its space ambitions
• China progressing with work on new medium, heavy and super-heavy Long March launch vehicles
• China aims for first sea launch in 2018, will develop low cost space launches and reusable space plane
• ESA and Chinese astronauts train together / Astronauts / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA

Picks

• Space Shuttle Decision, 1965-1972 (History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 1) by T. A. Heppenheimer
• History of the Space Shuttle, Volume Two: Development of the Space Shuttle, 1972-1981 by T. A. Heppenheimer
• How far they'll go: Moana shows the power of Polynesian celestial navigation | The Planetary Society
• Journal of the Polynesian Society: Re-learning A Vanishing Art, By B. R. Finney Et Al., P 41-90
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Follow Jake

• WeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to Mars
• WeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | Twitter
• Jake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | Twitter

Follow Anthony

• Main Engine Cut Off
• Main Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | Twitter
• Anthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | Twitter