Ministry of Aerospace Industry
The Ministry of Aerospace Industry of the People's Republic of China was a government ministry of China from 1956 to 1988. The ministry was responsible for managing the Chinese [space program]. In 1988, the ministry was succeeded by the Ministry of Astronautics Industry, which was split into the China National [Space Administration] and China Aerospace [Science and Technology Corporation] in July 1993 as a part of government reform and modernization efforts.