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China plans more space science satellites
Oct 30, 2019 (XNA)
Successful Chinese science satellites launched since 2015 include the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE), the Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) and ...
China's absence from global space conference due to visa problem causes concern
Oct 23, 2019 (XNA)
The crowd-sourced question popped up after the audience found that Wu Yanhua, vice administrator of China National Space Administration (CNSA) scheduled to spea...
China prepares for space station construction
Oct 18, 2019 (XNA)
Zhou Jianping, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has been appointed the chief designer of China's manned space program, and Gu Yidong, an ac...
China's rocket-carrying ships depart for transportation mission
Oct 14, 2019 (XNA)
The two Yuanwang ships are China's first ships made exclusively to carry rockets. With a length of 130 meters, a width of 19 meters and a height of 37 meters, t...
China's KZ-1A rocket launches two satellites
Sep 02, 2019 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off at 7:41 a.m. and sent the two satellites into their planned orbit. Kuaizhou-1A, meaning speedy vessel, is a low-cost solid-fuel carrier r...
China's newly launched communication satellite suffers abnormality
Aug 21, 2019 (XNA)
The ChinaSat 18 satellite was launched at 8:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China...
China launches first private rocket capable of carrying satellites
Jul 25, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing-based Interstellar Glory Space Technology -- also known as iSpace -- said it launched two satellites into orbit around 1:00 pm Beijing time (0500 GMT) f...
Chinese scientists say goodbye to Tiangong-2
Jul 23, 2019 (XNA)
With deep attachment, Chinese scientists recalled the experience of participating in the design and implementation of the space experiments on Tiangong-2 and al...
China's space lab Tiangong 2 destroyed in controlled fall to earth
Jul 19, 2019 (AFP)
Tiangong-2 -- or "Heavenly Palace" -- was launched into orbit in 2016 and re-entered the earth's atmosphere under control at around 9:06 pm local time (1306 GMT...
From Moon to Mars, Chinese space engineers rise to new challenges
Jul 08, 2019 (XNA)
"Every time I see the moon, I think how Chinese probes have left permanent footprints on it, especially Chang'e-4, the first spacecraft to soft-land on the far ...
China plans to deploy almost 200 AU-controlled satellites into orbit
Jul 02, 2019 (Sputnik)
Beijing plans to deploy 192 artificial intelligence satellites into orbit to observe the Earth's surface by 2021, China Central Television (CCTV) reports. "It i...
Luokung and Land Space to develop control system for space and ground assets
Jun 03, 2019 (SPX)
They will jointly develop domestic and foreign markets of products and services which are not limited to spatial-temporal big-data applications and aerospace ap...
Yaogan-33 launch fails in north China, Possible debris recovered in Laos
May 27, 2019 (XNA)
The first and second stages of the rocket worked normally, while the third stage had abnormal operation. Based on monitoring data, the third stage of the rocket...
China develops new-generation rockets for upcoming missions
May 17, 2019 (XNA)
The Long March-7 The Long March-7 is a medium-sized carrier rocket with high reliability and safety. It is designed to launch cargo vehicles during the construc...
China's satellite navigation industry sees rapid development
May 16, 2019 (XNA)
The data was published in the White Paper on the Development of China's Satellite Navigation and Location Services Industry (2019), which was released by the GN...
China's Yuanwang-7 departs for space monitoring missions
May 03, 2019 (XNA)
The ship departed from a port in eastern China's Jiangsu Province Wednesday. As a part of China's new generation of spacecraft tracking ships, Yuanwang-7 is abo...
China's tracking ship Yuanwang-2 starts new mission after retirement
May 01, 2019 (XNA)
The Yuanwang-2 was donated to the Jiangyin municipal government on Sunday. The vessel will start its new mission in science popularization education after servi...
China to build moon station in 'about 10 years'
Apr 24, 2019 (AFP)
China aims to achieve space superpower status and took a major step towards that goal when it became the first nation to land a rover on the far side of the moo...
China opens Chang'e-6 for international payloads, asteroids next
Apr 23, 2019 (XNA)
The orbiter and lander of the Chang'e-6 mission will each reserve 10 kg for payloads, which will be selected from both domestic colleges, universities, private ...
China to enhance international space cooperation
Apr 18, 2019 (XNA)
Zhao Jian, deputy director of the Department of System Engineering of CNSA, said at a press conference that the "Forum on Space Solutions: Realizing the Sustain...
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