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China sends three astronauts to Tiangong Space Station
Jun 05, 2022 (UPI)
The three-person crew launched on the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft from the Jiquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 10:44 a.m. local time with the astron...
China's space tracking ship departs for 100th mission
May 29, 2022 (XNA)
Yuanwang-3 has become the first ship of China's Yuanwang fleet to embrace its 100th mission. Commissioned on May 18, 1995, Yuanwang-3 is a second-generation Chi...
Researchers start planting space-bred seeds returned by Shenzhou-13
May 25, 2022 (XNA)
The seeds, including alfalfa, oats and fungi, were selected by multiple research institutions last year. They were brought back to Earth by the Shenzhou-13 on A...
New cargo spacecraft being built
May 19, 2022 (XNA)
Bai Mingsheng, a researcher at the China Academy of Space Technology and chief designer of the Tianzhou-series cargo spacecraft, told China Central Television o...
The beginning of a multi-spacecraft exploration in Martian space by China, the US and Europe
May 18, 2022 (SPX)
However, there is a burst of ion losses observed during the periods of enhanced solar activity. To better understand the impact of solar activity on the Martian...
Tianwen-1 mission marks first year on Mars
May 17, 2022 (XNA)
The Tianwen-1 probe consists of an orbiter, a lander and a rover. On May 15, 2021, it touched down at its pre-selected landing area in Utopia Planitia, a vast M...
China's cargo craft docks with space station combination
May 12, 2022 (XNA)
In a brief statement, the agency said that a Long March 7 carrier rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province at 01:56 am, sendi...
China launches the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft
May 10, 2022 (XNA)
In a brief statement, the agency said that a Long March 7 carrier rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province at 01:56 am, sendi...
China prepares to launch Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft
May 08, 2022 (XNA)
The CMSA said the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time. The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in...
China launches Jilin-1 commercial satellites
May 06, 2022 (XNA)
Satellite Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C, together with seven Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites, was lifted at 10:38 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Cente...
China opens Shenzhou-13 return capsule
Apr 28, 2022 (XNA)
Items carried by the spacecraft, including crop seeds, 8K high-definition memory card storing images and videos taken by the astronauts in orbit, commemorative ...
NASA Chief slams China's refusal to cooperate with US
Apr 27, 2022 (Sputnik)
"We want cooperation that has not been forthcoming from the Chinese government (but) it takes two to tango," Nelson told a press conference at the Kennedy Space...
Xi Focus: Invigorating China's space exploration dream
Apr 26, 2022 (XNA)
That young man, Xi Jinping, later became Chinese President. Still having his eyes on stars today, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CP...
Tianzhou-3 docks with Tianhe's front docking port
Apr 21, 2022 (XNA)
Tianzhou-3 detached from the rear docking port of Tianhe at 5:02 a.m. (Beijing Time), moved to the module's front port and completed a computer-orchestrated ren...
Shenzhou XIII mission a success in testing tech for space station
Apr 19, 2022 (XNA)
Hao Chun, head of the China Manned Space Agency, told a news conference in Beijing on Sunday that the phase, which included the deployment of Tiangong's core mo...
China reveals missions of Shenzhou-14, Shenzhou-15 space crews
Apr 19, 2022 (XNA)
Both crews will stay in orbit for six months, and they will for the first time rotate in orbit to realize the uninterrupted manned residence, Huang Weifen, chie...
Core module of China's space station achieves anticipated goal
Apr 19, 2022 (XNA)
Yang Hong, chief designer of the space station system of the China Manned Space Program at the China Academy of Space Technology, made the remarks at a press co...
Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space
Apr 16, 2022 (AFP)
The Shenzhou-13 spacecraft was the latest mission in Beijing's drive to rival the United States, after landing a rover on Mars and sending probes to the Moon. L...
Shenzhou 13 astronauts ready to return
Apr 15, 2022 (XNA)
The agency said on Thursday night that the astronauts - Major General Zhai Zhigang, Senior Colonel Wang Yaping and Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu - will leave the Ti...
Xi calls on Wenchang to build world-class spaceport
Apr 15, 2022 (XNA)
Xi made the remark on Tuesday afternoon as he visited the launch complex, the newest and southernmost of its kind in China. Xi, who is also general secretary of...
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