It is clear that the People's Liberation Army plays a major role in China's space missions, says Dean Cheng, a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. «It begs the question of whether there is a civilian manned space program in any meaningful sense of the word,» he says. (scientificamerican.com)
He was running a private manned space program that was taking in money. (inc.com)
Finding Life Beyond Earth PBS As manned space programs face an uncertain future, powerful telescopes are uncovering a wealth of new planets across the galaxy — some of which could harbor life. (discovermagazine.com)