‘Father of China space programme’ dies: state media from spacedaily.com
By chinasecurityblog. Filed in Space |originally published at spacedaily.com
Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2009 – Qian Xuesen, the man widely regarded as the father of China’s nuclear missile and space programmes, has died at the age of 98, state-run Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
By spacedaily.com
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