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China getting ready for Shenzhou 11 launch
Oct 11, 2016 (SPX)
The rollout of the Long March 2F launch vehicle carrying the Shenzhou 11 spacecraft was a critical step in the lead-up to its launch. It's also an indication th...
Closing windows on Shenzhou 11
Oct 10, 2016 (SPX)
China's Shenzhou 11 spacecraft will carry two astronauts to the Tiangong 2 space laboratory this month. Exactly when this will happen is yet to be confirmed by ...
From nothing to glory in six decades - China's space program
Oct 10, 2016 (XNA)
In China the number 60 is auspicious as it relates to a cyclic numeral system of the chronology. The past 60 years has seen China's space program develop from a...
Beijing exhibition means plenty of space for everyone
Oct 05, 2016 (XNA)
It is almost closing time at the China Science and Technology Museum (CSTM) and six-year-old Shi Jiajun is still standing in line, somewhat forlornly, in front ...
Space for Shenzhou 11
Oct 04, 2016 (SPX)
China's state media are quiet right now about the upcoming Shenzhou 11 mission. This spacecraft will carry two astronauts to the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, wh...
Waiting for Shenzhou 11
Sep 29, 2016 (SPX)
With Tiangong 2 safely in orbit, attention is now shifting to the spacecraft that will soon meet it. The Shenzhou 11 spacecraft is expected to lift off at some ...
Chinese Space Lab Tiangong-2 Ready to Dock With Manned Spacecraft
Sep 28, 2016 (Sputnik)
China's second space laboratory Tiangong-2 is in good condition and ready to start docking process with the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-11, local media reported ...
Tiangong-2 space lab enters preset orbit for docking with manned spacecraft
Sep 28, 2016 (XNA)
Chinese scientists on Sunday maneuvered the country's Tiangong-2 space lab to a preset orbit 393 kilometers above Earth's surface, in preparation for a planned ...
Scientific experiment apparatuses on Tiangong-2 put into operation
Sep 26, 2016 (XNA)
Scientific apparatus carried by Tiangong-2 began operational at around 6:41 p.m. Thursday Beijing Time after being on standby mode for nearly seven days since t...
China's space survival experiment goes on well
Sep 22, 2016 (XNA)
China's experiment in human living for space exploration is going smoothly, halfway into the project, the Astronaut Center of China (ACC) announced Tuesday. Fou...
China space plane taking shape
Sep 22, 2016 (XNA)
New concept opens range of possibilities for high-speed commercial travel, tourism. Chinese space engineers will join hands to develop a next-generation craft w...
Batch production of Long March 5 underway
Sep 22, 2016 (XNA)
Batch production of Long March 5 has begun, said Meng Fanxin, manager of the industrialized base for the carrier rocket in Tianjin. Known as the Long March 5, C...
Tiangong 2 initial tests proceeding well
Sep 22, 2016 (SPX)
Several days after its launch, China's Tiangong 2 space laboratory seems to be working well. The uncrewed module has made engine burns and orbital changes, demo...
Rocket maker aims high with lofty output targets
Sep 22, 2016 (XNA)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp aims to "double or even triple" its annual production capacity by 2025 while without adding new employees - as the S...
Astronauts given comfort upgrade
Sep 22, 2016 (XNA)
New space lab will be equipped with Bluetooth, better lighting, sound dampening, exercise equipment and other features China's newest space laboratory, Tiangong...
China's Tiangong-1 space station to crash into Earth in 2017
Sep 21, 2016 (UPI)
Keep your head up next year. China's Tiangong-1 space station is expected to re-enter the atmosphere and come crashing back to Earth sometime during 2017. Thoug...
China to share space development benefits with all
Sep 19, 2016 (XNA)
China will share the benefits of the development in its manned space program with all countries, especially developing countries, a space program official said ...
China acquires basic technology for manned lunar missions
Sep 19, 2016 (XNA)
China has acquired the basic technology to carry out manned lunar missions, chief engineer of China's manned space program Zhou Jianping said Thursday. Compared...
China Exclusive: China to begin building space station in 2017
Sep 19, 2016 (XNA)
China will begin building a space station that is more economically efficient and uses more data than the current International Space Station (ISS), starting as...
Tiangong-2 another significant step for building China's space station
Sep 19, 2016 (XNA)
China on Thursday took "another significant step" towards building a manned space station around 2020 with the successful launch of its second experimental spac...
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