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China's experimental manned spaceship undergoes tests
Mar 25, 2020 (XNA)
The experimental spacecraft is scheduled to launch with no crew in mid to late April on the maiden flight of the Long March-5B carrier rocket, a variant of the ...
China's Long March-7A carrier rocket fails in maiden flight
Mar 18, 2020 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off at 9:34 p.m. Beijing Time from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China's Hainan Province, but a malfunction occurred...
Construction of China's space station begins with start of LM-5B launch campaign
Feb 21, 2020 (XNA)
The rocket, the prototype core capsule of the space station and the experimental manned spaceship are undergoing tests at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on th...
China's Yuanwang-5 sails to Pacific Ocean for space monitoring mission
Feb 21, 2020 (XNA)
It is the first voyage of the ship this year. Before the end of the Spring Festival, the mission members were gathered and quarantined on the ship to prevent th...
China Prepares to Launch Unknown Satellite Aboard Long March 7A Rocket
Feb 20, 2020 (Sputnik)
According to SpaceNews, China is preparing for the launch of a "technology verification satellite" from the southern island of Hainan. A report in Chinese publi...
China's Long March-5B carrier rocket arrives at launch site
Feb 07, 2020 (XNA)
The rocket will take part in a joint rehearsal with the prototype of the Chinese space station's core module at the Wenchang Space Launch Center. It is schedule...
China to launch more space science satellites
Jan 28, 2020 (XNA)
The satellites will be used to detect electromagnetic signals associated with gravitational waves, solar eruption activities, astronomy and the interaction betw...
China to launch Mars probe in July
Jan 24, 2020 (XNA)
The Mars probe will be sent by the Long March-5 Y4 carrier rocket, said the newspaper, citing sources from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporatio...
China's space-tracking vessels back from missions
Jan 23, 2020 (XNA)
So far, all four space-tracking ships in service, including Yuanwang 5 and Yuanwang 6, have made it back to China. Since November 2019, Yuanwang 5, Yuanwang 7 a...
China's space station core module, manned spacecraft arrive at launch site
Jan 22, 2020 (XNA)
The core module will take part in joint rehearsals with the Long March-5B carrier rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Center while the new manned spacecraft wil...
China reveals space plan for 2020
Jan 20, 2020 (XNA)
The country is going to send more than 60 spacecraft into orbit via over 40 launches this year, according to a plan released Friday in Beijing. "This year will ...
China may have over 40 space launches in 2020
Jan 06, 2020 (XNA)
The highlights of the space activities include the launch of China's first Mars probe, the Chang'e-5 lunar probe, which is expected to bring moon samples back t...
China launches powerful rocket in boost for 2020 Mars mission
Dec 27, 2019 (AFP)
The heavy lift Long March 5 rocket carrying a Shijian 20 test satellite payload blasted off from the Wenchang launch site on the southern island of Hainan at 8:...
China's Xichang set for 20 space launches in 2020
Dec 19, 2019 (XNA)
Wang Zemin, deputy director of the launch center, made the remarks after China successfully sent two BDS satellites into space from Xichang on Monday. The BDS i...
China sends six satellites into orbit with single rocket
Dec 08, 2019 (XNA)
They were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) rocket and have entered the planned orbit successfully. It was the second launch from the Taiyuan launch center in l...
China launches satellite service platform
Nov 22, 2019 (XNA)
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the platform's designer, announced the news at the 5th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Foru...
China plans to complete space station construction around 2022: expert
Nov 19, 2019 (XNA)
The space station is designed to weigh 100 tonnes and accommodate three astronauts, which could be enlarged if needed, according to Zhou. "The main goal of the ...
China conducts hovering and obstacle avoidance test in public for first Mars lander mission
Nov 15, 2019 (SPX)
About 70 guests from 19 countries including the ambassadors and diplomats of Brazil, France, Italy, etc., and representatives of the AU, EU and the Asia-Pacific...
Beijing eyes creating first Earth-Moon economic zone
Nov 07, 2019 (Sputnik)
Director of the Science and Technology Commission of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Bao Weimin has announced that Beijing is cons...
China conducts simulated weightlessness experiment for long-term stay in space
Nov 05, 2019 (XNA)
The number of people simultaneously participating in such an experiment was a world record, Li Yinghui, deputy chief designer for the astronaut system of China'...
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