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China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts return safely, accomplishing many firsts
Dec 06, 2022 (XNA)
Shenzhou-14's return capsule, carrying astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia A...
China astronauts return from Tiangong space station
Dec 04, 2022 (AFP)
The team, which had been aboard the station since early June, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia at 8:09 pm Beijing time (1209 GMT), Xi...
China ready to implement moon landing project
Dec 01, 2022 (XNA)
China has completed key technology research and validation of the manned lunar exploration project, forming a moon landing implementation plan with "Chinese cha...
Tiangong space station open to world
Dec 01, 2022 (XNA)
When the Shenzhou XV spacecraft docks with the space station, the three astronauts already crewing the station will hand it over to the three new arrivals befor...
China's six astronauts in two missions make historic gathering in space
Dec 01, 2022 (XNA)
It was the first time that six Chinese were in a space station at the same time and the first in-orbit gathering of two Chinese crews. After about two hours of ...
China latest astronaut crew docks at the Tiangong Space Station
Nov 30, 2022 (AFP)
The trio blasted off in a Long March-2F rocket at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert, Xinhua said, citing th...
China recruits new reserve astronauts, open to those from Hong Kong, Macao
Nov 29, 2022 (XNA)
It will be the fourth batch of the country's reserve astronauts. The preliminary selection is currently in progress. The reexamination and confirmation processe...
China to provide training for foreign astronauts
Nov 29, 2022 (XNA)
Ji said several nations have expressed to China their wish to send their astronauts to the Tiangong station. "China is negotiating with relevant parties on this...
China to launch Shenzhou XV on Tuesday
Nov 29, 2022 (XNA)
Ji Qiming, assistant director of the China Manned Space Agency, said at a news conference on Monday morning at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northweste...
China lays out plan for future deep space exploration
Nov 25, 2022 (XNA)
"If Chang'e 6 succeeds, it will become the first time for man to get samples from the far side," he said in a recent meeting with domestic media in Beijing. Aft...
Space belongs to humanity, come share it with China
Nov 23, 2022 (XNA)
China made clear, in no ambiguous terms, its basic principles about human space exploration, namely openness, sharing and cooperation. It showed China's firm de...
Shenzhou XV to begin mission to space soon
Nov 23, 2022 (XNA)
The Long March 2F carrier rocket, which will haul the Shenzhou XV into space, was moved to a service tower at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwester...
Tianzhou 4 deploys minisatellite
Nov 23, 2022 (XNA)
In the test that took place on Nov 14, the Tianzhou 4 cargo ship, which was on its journey back to Earth, deployed a CubeSat named SmartSat 3A into a low-Earth ...
China aims to establish new global partnership in space exploration, innovation: CNSA
Nov 23, 2022 (XNA)
The statement was issued during the United Nations/China Global Partnership Workshop on Space Exploration and Innovation, which opened on Monday in Haikou, Sout...
Chen Dong sets national record for longest time in space
Nov 23, 2022 (XNA)
The China Manned Space Agency said on Tuesday that the two-time space traveler, who is onboard China's orbiting Tiangong space station, has become the first Chi...
Xi: China open to space exchanges, cooperation
Nov 23, 2022 (XNA)
In the letter, which was read at the workshop's opening ceremony in Haikou, capital of Hainan province, the president noted that China has been active in space ...
Galactic Energy carries out fourth successful launch
Nov 17, 2022 (XNA)
The CERES 1 Y4 rocket blasted off at 2:20 pm at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert and soon placed the Gaofen 03D08, 03D51, 03D...
Shenzhou XIV taikonauts perform third spacewalk
Nov 17, 2022 (XNA)
Commander Chen Dong has already gotten out of the space station, and crew member Cai Xuzhe will subsequently exit. Taikonaut Liu Yang is inside the core module ...
China's cargo spacecraft sets new world record
Nov 11, 2022 (XNA)
The Tianzhou 5 was placed into a low-Earth orbit by a Long March 7 rocket that blasted off at 10:03 am at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province. A...
China launches spacecraft carrying cargo for space station
Nov 11, 2022 (XNA)
The agency said in a news release that a Long March 7 rocket carrying the robotic cargo ship blasted off at 10:03 am at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hain...
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