hmm.... very interesting..... can you give me a link saying Mao planning to send Chinese in space in 1968, TIA
Also, if what you said is true, by 2050 we should see India send people up there right?
The first crewed space program known as Project 714, was officially adopted in April 1971 with the goal of sending two astronauts into space by 1973 aboard the Shuguang spacecraft. The first screening process for astronauts had already ended on March 15, 1971, with 19 astronauts chosen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_space_program
Chinese were to fly in space in 1973 but flew in 2003. 30 years late. Hahahahaha.
First time an Indian PM said India will land on moon is in 2003 after Chinese flight. We are still 14 years down the line.
Also, other Chinese timeline failures:
As the space race between the two superpowers reached its climax with the conquest of the Moon, Mao and Zhou Enlai decided on July 14, 1967 that the PRC should not be left behind, and started China's own crewed space program.[8]
- China's first spacecraft designed for human occupancy was named Shuguang-1 (曙光一号) in January 1968.[9] China's Space Medical Institute (航天医学工程研究所) was founded on April 1, 1968, and the Central Military Commission issued the order to start the selection of astronauts.
@Nilgiri Who should be ashamed India for 14 years (and work is WIP) or China for 40 years delay?