03 - Don’t Fail Me Now, Twitter Translate!

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