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China's commercial carrier rocket finishes engine test
Apr 04, 2019 (XNA)
The rocket is the first member of the Dragon series commercial carrier rockets family to be produced by CALT. It has a total length of 19.5 meters, a diameter o...
China launches new data relay satellite
Apr 01, 2019 (XNA)
The Tianlian II-01 satellite was launched at 11:51 p.m. Beijing Time by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. As the first satellite to constitute China's second-gene...
Super-powerful Long March 9 said to begin missions around 2030
Mar 12, 2019 (XNA)
Li Hong, deputy general manager at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, said the Long March 9 super heavy-lift carrier rocket will be capable of lifting...
China's lunar rover studies stones on moon's far side
Mar 07, 2019 (XNA)
The rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, was sent to the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the far side of the moon on Jan. 3 in the Chang'e-...
China preparing for space station missions
Mar 06, 2019 (XNA)
China is scheduled to complete the construction of the space station around 2022. It will be the country's space lab in long-term stable in-orbit operation. The...
China improves Long March-6 rocket for growing commercial launches
Feb 12, 2019 (XNA)
The improved medium-left carrier rocket will be sent into space by 2020, according to the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under the China Aerospace S...
Seed of moon's first sprout: Chinese scientists' endeavor
Feb 05, 2019 (XNA)
Li Fuguang was one of the Chinese agricultural scientists whose years of hard work might one day help lead to a base and long-term human residence on the moon. ...
China to send over 50 spacecraft into space via over 30 launches in 2019
Jan 31, 2019 (XNA)
The major missions include the third Long March-5 large carrier rocket to be launched in July, said Yang Baohua, vice president of the CASC, at a press conferen...
China to deepen lunar exploration: space expert
Jan 14, 2019 (XNA)
China's current lunar program includes three phases: orbiting, landing, and returning. The first two phases have been accomplished, and the next step is to laun...
China welcomes world's scientists to collaborate in lunar exploration
Jan 11, 2019 (XNA)
Chang'e-4 is carrying four payloads developed by the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and the Saudi Arabia. "International cooperation is the future of lunar explor...
China launches Zhongxing-2D satellite
Jan 11, 2019 (XNA)
The satellite has entered the preset orbit. The Chinese-made communication and broadcasting satellite will provide transmission service for the country's radio,...
In space, the US sees a rival in China
Jan 06, 2019 (AFP)
China, whose space effort is run by the People's Liberation Army, today launches more rockets into space than any other country -- 39 last year, compared to 31 ...
China's Chang'e-4 makes historic landing on moon's far side
Jan 03, 2019 (AFP)
China launches telecommunication technology test satellite
Dec 31, 2018 (XNA)
The satellite was launched at 0:53 a.m. Beijing Time by a Long March-3C carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Pro...
China launches first Hongyun project satellite
Dec 24, 2018 (Sputnik)
The satellite was launched atop the Long March-11 rocket at 07:51 a.m. on 22 December [23:51 GMT on 21 December] from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the...
China's Chang'e-4 probe enters lunar orbit
Dec 13, 2018 (XNA)
After flying about 110 hours from earth, an engine on the probe was ignited when it was 129 km above the surface of the moon, in line with instructions sent fro...
China launches rover for first far side of the moon landing
Dec 07, 2018 (AFP)
The Chang'e-4 lunar probe mission -- named after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology -- launched on a Long March 3B rocket from the southwestern Xichang launc...
Evolving Chinese Space Ecosystem To Foster Innovative Environment
Nov 23, 2018 (SPX)
This premier edition of the report provides a deep-dive analysis of the current Chinese space ecosystem and future expected evolutions, from upstream to downstr...
China sends 5 satellites into orbit via single rocket
Nov 21, 2018 (XNA)
The satellites have successfully entered their preset orbit, according to the center. Shiyan-6 will be used for conducting space environment exploration experim...
China releases smart solution for verifying reliability of space equipment components
Nov 13, 2018 (XNA)
The selection of space equipment components involves reliability verification, data collection, transmission and comparison. The smart solution will help shorte...
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