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Macao marks 2nd China Space Day with astronaut sharing space experience

Apr 26, 2017 (XNA)

Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping, a crew member of China's Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft, shared her experience of ground training and orbit operation with the stu...

China courts international coalition set up to promote space cooperation

Apr 26, 2017 (XNA)

The coalition, set up in the provincial capital of Xi'an, encompasses 48 universities, research institutes and academic organizations at home and abroad. It was...

Are human space babies conceivable?

Apr 23, 2017 (XNA)

Scientists will for the first time conduct an experiment to induce the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into germ cells on China's first cargo spac...

China's first cargo spacecraft docks with space lab

Apr 22, 2017 (AFP)

The Tianzhou-1 was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province Thursday evening and began to approach the space lab, Tiangong-2, Saturday ...

Tianzhou-1 space truck soars into orbit

Apr 21, 2017 (Sputnik)

In an interview with Sputnik, experts specifically focused on the characteristics of China's Tianzhou-1 cargo resupply spacecraft, which they said are much more...

China launches first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1

Apr 20, 2017 (AFP)

Fuelled by liquid oxygen and kerosene, the Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket blasted off from Hainan's Wenchang Space Launch Center at 7:41 pm (11:41 GMT). Hundred...

Ticking Boxes with Tianzhou

Apr 18, 2017 (SPX)

Apart from testing the cargo spacecraft and its docking procedures, there will also be fuel transfer from the Tianzhou cargo ship to the Tiangong space laborato...

Yuanwang fleet to carry out 19 space tracking tasks in 2017

Mar 31, 2017 (XNA)

Yuanwang space tracking ships, which follows the progress of satellites and other space-bound craft, will carry out 19 maritime space monitoring missions in 201...

Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft

Mar 13, 2017 (XNA)

A Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket arrived at a launch center in south China on Saturday in preparation for the launch of China's first cargo spacecraft next mont...

China Develops Spaceship Capable of Moon Landing

Mar 13, 2017 (Sputnik)

Chinese state media is reporting that the country's space program has developed a craft capable of both landing on the moon and flying in low-Earth orbit. The n...

China to launch 6-8 latest navigation satellites in 2017

Mar 09, 2017 (XNA)

China plans to launch six to eight BeiDou-3 satellites in 2017, according to a senior designer of the satellite navigation system. It is part of a plan to put 3...

China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes

Mar 09, 2017 (Sputnik)

The Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology is breaking ground on techniques to send satellites into space via rockets shot from airborne Chinese planes, C...

China Plans to Launch 1st Probe to Mars in Summer 2020

Mar 09, 2017 (Sputnik)

China is expected to launch its first probe satellite to Mars in July or in August 2020, local media reported Tuesday. The People's Daily newspaper reported cit...

China launches experiment satellite TK-1

Mar 07, 2017 (XNA)

China on Friday launched an experiment satellite, "TK-1", from northwestern Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite, carried by the rocket "KT-2", blaste...

China's 1st cargo spacecraft to make three rendezvous with Tiangong-2

Mar 07, 2017 (XNA)

China's first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 is expected to dock with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab three times after its planned launch in April, sources said...

Riding an asteroid: China's next space goal

Mar 07, 2017 (XNA)

After sending a probe to Mars in 2020, China plans to explore three asteroids and land on one of them to conduct scientific research, according to a Chinese ast...

Thinking Big: China Hopes to Conduct 2nd Mission to Mars by 2030

Mar 03, 2017 (Sputnik)

China is likely to conduct its second Mars mission, aimed at collecting soil samples for analysis, by 2030, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technol...

China to launch space station core module in 2018

Mar 03, 2017 (XNA)

China will launch a space station core module in 2018 as the first step in completing the country's first space outpost, according to a senior engineer with Chi...

China to Conduct Test Flight of CZ-8 Carrier Rocket by 2018

Feb 28, 2017 (Sputnik)

China is planning to develop the next-generation CZ-8 (Long March 8) medium-lift carrier rocket and will conduct the first test flight by the end of 2018, Li To...

China to launch first high-throughput communications satellite in April

Feb 21, 2017 (XNA)

China plans to launch Shijian-13, its first high-throughput communications satellite, in April, the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) said Friday. The 4....