NASA History Community:
Please see below and attached for information regarding an exciting, illuminating talk next Wednesday. Please feel free to share with others who may be interested. Please join us! Thanks,
Steve
NASA History Talk:
âA Place in the Stars: Chinaâs Historical Quest for Space Power and National Narrativesâ by R.
Lincoln Hines
Time/Date/Location: noon - 1
pm ET, Wednesday 21 February, virtual via
MS Teams link (no prior registration necessary)
Contact:
Steve Garber (stephen.j.garber@nasa.gov)
Description:
Why has China pursued expensive and attention-grabbing space capabilities with limited material payoffs? This presentation
focuses on a case study of Chinaâs early space ambitions in Mao-era China (1949-1976). It argues that Chinaâs technonationalist narrative has driven Chinese leaders to prioritize markers of prestige and technological might. It then discusses broader lessons
for understanding Chinaâs space ambitions today. R. Lincoln Hines is a political scientist and Assistant Professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Stephen Garber
(he/him)
NASA History Division
Office of Communications
NASA Headquarters
Mary W. Jackson Building, Room 5P25
Washington, DC 20546
202-358-0385
http://www.nasa.gov/history/