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Rocket industrial park put into operation in Wuhan
Nov 26, 2021 (XNA)
Located in the Wuhan National Aerospace Industry Base, both the production line and the industrial park went into operation, said Liu Shiquan, general manager o...
Shenzhou XIII crew ready for first spacewalk
Nov 08, 2021 (XNA)
The agency said in a news release on Friday the three-member crew - Major General Zhai Zhigang, Senior Colonel Wang Yaping and Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu - are i...
Chinese astronauts' EVAs to help extend mechanical arm
Nov 08, 2021 (XNA)
Astronauts Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping were out of China's space station core module Tianhe by 8:28 p.m. (Beijing Time) Sunday, and completed their EVAs and re...
Astronaut becomes first Chinese woman to spacewalk
Nov 08, 2021 (AFP)
Tiangong -- meaning "heavenly palace" -- is the latest achievement in China's drive to become a major space power, after landing a rover on Mars and sending pro...
Test conducted to verify spacecraft technology, FM says
Oct 19, 2021 (XNA)
Responding to questions about the test, ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a daily briefing at the ministry in Beijing that he was told it was a regular tes...
China's longest-yet crewed space mission impressive, expert says
Oct 19, 2021 (XNA)
Three Chinese astronauts aboard the Shenzhou XIII will stay in orbit for six months, making China's longest yet crewed mission for space station construction. D...
Chinese astronaut bridges gender gap
Oct 19, 2021 (XNA)
Wang Yaping, a 41-year-old female astronaut from Shandong province in East China, became the first Chinese woman to enter China's space station after the trio s...
China's space station worth ever Yuan
Oct 18, 2021 (XNA)
The progress of China's manned space endeavors is evident. Eighteen years after sending its first astronaut into space, the country is building its own space st...
Chinese astronauts arrive at space station for longest mission
Oct 16, 2021 (AFP)
The three blasted off shortly after midnight (1600 GMT Friday) from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert, the China Manned Space Agency...
China to launch latest crewed space mission Saturday morning
Oct 14, 2021 (AFP)
The three will blast off at 12:23 a.m. on Saturday from the launch centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said at a pr...
China's Mars probes suspend explorations due to Sun outage
Oct 07, 2021 (XNA)
A sun outage refers to a phenomenon when Mars and the Earth move to either side of the sun and the three are almost perfectly aligned. During this period, the s...
Building a home in the sky
Oct 01, 2021 (XNA)
During their mission, the astronauts, whose names have yet to be disclosed, will be mainly tasked with demonstrating and testing key technologies involved in th...
China opens Shenzhou-12 return capsule at ceremony
Sep 29, 2021 (XNA)
Space officials, including Hao Chun, director of the China Manned Space Agency, and China's first astronaut Yang Liwei handed over the items taken out of the ca...
China's cargo craft docks with space station core module
Sep 21, 2021 (XNA)
At 10:08 p.m. (Beijing Time), Tianzhou-3 completed a computer-orchestrated rendezvous and docking at the rear docking port of the Tianhe core module. The whole ...
China brings astronauts back, advances closer to space station era
Sep 20, 2021 (XNA)
With a resolution for self-reliance in aerospace technology and an open mind for international cooperation, these years China has been converting its space ambi...
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day mission
Sep 17, 2021 (AFP)
The capsule carrying the trio deployed its parachute and landed in the Gobi desert at 1:34 pm local time (0534 GMT). "It feels very good to be back!," Tang Hong...
Chinese astronauts return to earth after 90-day mission
Sep 17, 2021 (AFP)
The capsule carrying the trio deployed its parachute and landed in the Gobi desert at 1:34 pm local time (0534 GMT). "It feels very good to be back!," Tang Hong...
China prepares to launch Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft
Sep 17, 2021 (XNA)
The CMSA said the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time. The facilities and equipment at the Wenchang Spacecraf...
Chinese astronauts complete three-month space mission
Sep 16, 2021 (AFP)
"The Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft has successfully separated from the space station's core module," state broadcaster CCTV said Thursday. The mission was part ...
Space exploration priority of nation's sci-tech agenda
Aug 31, 2021 (XNA)
China is working on several huge space programs that aim to push forward the frontiers of its science, technology, engineering and exploration. Once these progr...
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