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Next-generation rocket for astronauts expected in 2027
Nov 09, 2022 (XNA)
Zhao Xinguo, a senior rocket designer and head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology's rocket development department, said the new rocket, which has...
China completes in-orbit maneuver to complete Tiangong space station assembly
Nov 04, 2022 (XNA)
In a crucial, hourlong repositioning maneuver that was completed at 9:32 am Beijing time on Thursday, the Mengtian lab module was moved from one port of the spa...
Astronauts enter China's Mengtian lab module for first time
Nov 04, 2022 (XNA)
Crew members of the Shenzhou XIV mission - mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong, Senior Colonel Liu Yang and Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe - opened Mengtian's ...
China's Mengtian lab module docks with space station combination
Nov 03, 2022 (XNA)
Mengtian, Tiangong's second lab module, docked with the front port of Tianhe, the space station's core module, at 4:27 am Tuesday (Beijing Time) after it entere...
China's 'Palace in the sky' space station complete after successful launch
Nov 01, 2022 (UPI)
The Chinese National Space Administration announced its Mengtian module arrived in low Earth orbit after a 13-hour voyage. Mengtian was carried to orbit by a Lo...
New lab module to assist space station's completion
Nov 01, 2022 (XNA)
The lab module's carrier - a Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket - blasted off at 3:37 pm from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southernmost island province ...
China launches third and final module for Tiangong space station: state TV
Oct 31, 2022 (AFP)
The module named Mengtian, or "dreaming of heavens," was "launched on a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang launch centre" on China's tropical island Hainan,...
Final module docks at China's Tiangong space station
Oct 31, 2022 (AFP)
Tiangong is one of the crown jewels in Beijing's well-funded programme -- which has landed robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon, and made the country only the th...
China launches experimental satellite into space
Oct 28, 2022 (XNA)
The State-owned space conglomerate said in a press release that the rocket blasted off at 9:01 am at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China a...
Thermal control designs keep astronauts cool on space station
Oct 27, 2022 (XNA)
The fluid loop, with a certain liquid circulating through its pipes, is the key component of the station's thermal control system. "Just like the blood vessels ...
Mengtian space lab to undergo final tests before launch
Oct 26, 2022 (XNA)
The agency said in a brief news release that prelaunch preparation work is underway at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southernmost island province of H...
China to invest in major space programs
Oct 25, 2022 (XNA)
Chairman Wu Yansheng told reporters on Saturday that his company has set three goals for its future development - upgrading the existing rocket fleet and buildi...
China's deep space exploration laboratory recruits young talents
Oct 24, 2022 (XNA)
Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province, and the University of Science and Technology of China, the laboratory is headquartered in Hefei, the capital city of...
Mengtian space lab fueled ahead of upcoming launch
Oct 11, 2022 (XNA)
The agency said in a news release that the lab module has undergone ground tests at the center and will undergo checks of its functions along with its carrier, ...
Tiangong space station marks key step in assembly
Oct 06, 2022 (XNA)
The agency said in a news release that during the hour-long operation that finished at 12:44 pm, Wentian was moved from the axial port of Tianhe to a radial por...
China begins search for fourth astronaut generation
Oct 05, 2022 (XNA)
The agency said in a news release on Sunday afternoon experts will pick 12 to 14 candidates for the new generation. Among them, seven to eight will be spacecraf...
China launches multiple satellites in back to back launches
Sep 27, 2022 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off at 7:50 am (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi and sent the Shiyan 16A, Shiyan 16B...
Taikonauts in orbit salute China's manned space program on 30th anniversary
Sep 22, 2022 (XNA)
In a celebratory video message released by the China Manned Space Agency, taikonauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe raised their right hands to their heads, ...
China's manned space program attracts more public attention
Sep 22, 2022 (XNA)
On Sept. 21, 1992, China officially approved its manned space program, coded as "Project 921". The first batch of Chinese astronauts were all recruited from eli...
Shenzhou XIV astronauts in 4-hour spacewalk
Sep 22, 2022 (XNA)
Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe opened an extravehicular hatch on the Tiangong space station at 1:35 pm and stepped into space. He was followed by mission commander Se...
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