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2nd Round for Telegram (+ Discords)

We'd like to thank our first 50 users for our initial testing run for Sino's telegram group. Telegram works well. Most of the current content focuses on Ukraine, unsurprising given Reddit's censorship on the subject recently. Not just targeting subs, but erroneously banning long time users. If you are being harassed by pms, change your pm setting to only trusted users in your preferences. Or use a dedicated account for Sino https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204535759-Is-it-ok-to-create-multiple-accounts-. Just be patient for approvals if using new account. Link submissions are more likely to be approved than text submissions or comments for new users.

The initial run was for users with post histories here. Our second round is opening up for post histories on other friendly subs (we have not forgotten lurkers, stay tuned). We aren't providing a list as we don't want to lock in only some subs and forgetting others or name subs that don't want to be mentioned.

To apply, just msg moderators on the bottom right sidebar and request the Sino telegram. We are only communicating instructions based on reddit's official Sino moderator chat. We'll provide an invite link once we verify post history (does not have to be on Sino). If you are new to Telegram, we strongly recommend you hide your number and familiarize yourself with privacy settings before requesting.

If Telegram is not for you, we still recommend joining our Discords. To apply it's the same process. Msg mod, bottom right. We have 2, one for any Sino users and one for any verified ethnic Chinese. We won't be changing the approval process for Discord because it would be unfair for those who are already in.

You can also link up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SinoReddit, we recommend following and participating in discussions on many accounts including but not limited to

https://twitter.com/Jingjing_Li

https://twitter.com/richimedhurst

https://twitter.com/qiaocollective

https://twitter.com/MaitreyaBhakal

https://twitter.com/DanielDumbrill

https://twitter.com/NathanRichHGDW

https://twitter.com/chenweihua

Recommended Youtube channels

https://www.youtube.com/@CyrusJanssen/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@Reporterfy/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@DongfangHour/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@TheNewAtlas/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@JasonLivinginChina/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@2nacheki/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@Fridayeverydaycom/videos


1963, Introduction to Interstellar Navigation, Qian Xuesen

Preface 62 years ago.

Try to translate it:

For a long time people have had the desire to fly in cosmic space, and thanks to the development of modern science and technology, this ideal is gradually being realized. Interplanetary navigation will be the most outstanding achievement of science and technology in the second half of the twentieth century. The fact that it is the socialist Soviet Union that is now leading the way in the conquest of space is a source of particular joy for progressive people all over the world. The people of the Soviet Union are applying their wisdom and hard work to build up an indelible legacy of pioneering the cause of interplanetary navigation! In comparison, the American imperialists are doing very poorly in this respect, and the decayed social system has doomed his catching up in this respect to a chaotic struggle. Today is the time when the east wind overpowers the west wind. Isn't the brilliant achievement of the Soviet Union in interplanetary voyages and the repeated failures of the United States just another example of Chairman Mao's wise assertion? Filled with confidence in the bright future of socialism and communism, we believe that those who will lead mankind into the interstellar and cosmic space will, in the future as now, be the people who have awakened under the guidance of the great Marxism-Leninism.

In April 1962, Qian Xuesen, the father of Chinese aerospace, wrote this preface, and in 1963, the book was officially published. It is the first basic textbook for aerospace majors in China's first higher education institutions, and it systematically introduces all aspects of interplanetary voyage technology, including the power system of the launch vehicle, the design and manufacturing process of the launch vehicle, the flight orbits of the launch vehicle and the interplanetary spaceship, the design principles of the control system and the design process, communication problems and radiation protection in interstellar navigation, design principles for solving the re-entry of spaceships, design problems of interstellar spaceships, and the outlook for interstellar navigation.

The book

In April 2024, I opened this book in a corner of the library, and this text, through 62 years of time, it almost made me cry.

Qian Xuesen