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Chinese cargo spacecraft set for liftoff in April
Feb 15, 2017 (Sputnik)
In April, China will launch a cargo spacecraft into orbit as part of a schedule to develop an international space station as soon as 2020. A Tianzhou-1 cargo sp...
China looks to Mars, Jupiter exploration
Jan 31, 2017 (XNA)
China's plans for deep-space exploration included two Mars missions and one Jupiter probe. China plans its first Mars probe by 2020, said Wu Yanhua, vice direct...
China's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory
Jan 18, 2017 (XNA)
China's first cargo spacecraft will leave the factory, according to the website of China's manned space mission. A review meeting was convened last Thursday, du...
China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A
Jan 10, 2017 (XNA)
The rocket Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) has sent three satellites into space in its first commercial mission on Monday. The rocket, carrying the satellite JL-1 and two C...
China Space Plan to Develop Strength and Size
Jan 03, 2017 (VOA)
China wants to develop "strength and size" in its space program, a China National Space Administration official said last week. In the next five years, the coun...
Beijing's space program soars in 2016
Jan 01, 2017 (Sputnik)
In 2016, the Chinese government launched a whole array of major space-related projects which proved to be successful, Russian military expert Vasily Kashin told...
China Plans to Launch 1st Mars Probe by 2020 - State Council Information Office
Dec 28, 2016 (Sputnik)
China is planning to conduct the first orbiting and roving exploration of Mars by 2020, the country's State Council Information Office (SCIO) said Tuesday in a ...
China sees rapid development of space science and technology
Dec 28, 2016 (XNA)
China's space industry has witnessed rapid progress since 2011, said a white paper issued Tuesday by the State Council Information Office. The white paper, titl...
China to expand int'l cooperation on space sciences
Dec 28, 2016 (XNA)
China on Tuesday issued a white paper summarizing international cooperation on space sciences since 2011 and the key areas for further cooperation in the next f...
China-made satellites in high demand
Dec 02, 2016 (XNA)
China will construct and launch two remote sensing satellites for foreign countries in the coming two years, an industry insider said. China Great Wall Industry...
Space exploration plans unveiled
Dec 02, 2016 (XNA)
The Chinese Academy of Sciences' National Space Science Center has officially unveiled five space exploration plans to be accomplished during the 13th Five Year...
Chinese missile giant seeks 20% of a satellite market
Dec 02, 2016 (XNA)
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the largest missile maker in the country, is taking aim at 20 percent or more of the small-satellite launch contracts...
China launches 4th data relay satellite
Nov 25, 2016 (XNA)
China successfully launched the Tianlian I-04 satellite on Tuesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite...
Material and plant samples retrieved from space experiments
Nov 21, 2016 (XNA)
Samples from space material and plant growth experiments carried out on China's space lab Tiangong-2 are in good condition and have been delivered to scientists...
China completes longest manned space mission yet
Nov 21, 2016 (XNA)
Two astronauts who completed China's longest-ever manned space mission returned to Earth safely Friday afternoon. Zhang Youxia, commander-in-chief of China's ma...
Chinese astronauts accept 1st earth-space interview
Nov 18, 2016 (XNA)
Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong are currently on a 33-day space journey and acting as Xinhua special correspondents. On Tuesday, they talked with ...
Chinese astronauts return to earth after longest mission
Nov 18, 2016 (AFP)
China's Shenzhou-11 spacecraft returned to earth Friday, bringing home two astronauts from the rising power's longest-ever orbital mission, in a milestone for i...
China's Chang'e-2 a success
Nov 11, 2016 (XNA)
Chang'e-2, China's second lunar probe has been a huge success and is now the smallest man-made asteroid in the solar system, according to a leading scientist. T...
China launches pulsar test satellite
Nov 11, 2016 (XNA)
China launched a pulsar test satellite at 7:42 a.m. Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite was carried by a Long Ma...
Long March-7 being assembled, to transport Tianzhou-1
Nov 08, 2016 (XNA)
The components of another Long March-7 carrier rocket are being assembled and the rocket will be ready for the launch mission in February 2017, said Wang Xiaoju...
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