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Good Start for Tiangong 2
Sep 16, 2016 (SPX)
The successful launch of Tiangong 2 marks a good start for the mission of China's last small space laboratory. It's also critical to the success of the space mi...
China's space lab Tiangong-2 enters in-orbit test track
Sep 16, 2016 (XNA)
China's space lab Tiangong-2 has entered an in-orbit test track, the Beijing Aerospace Control Center said Friday. "Tiangong-2 is in good condition currently, a...
China eyes year-long stays for space station astronauts
Sep 16, 2016 (AFP)
China could send astronauts to its space station for more than a year at a time once it goes operational in 2022, a senior project designer told state media. Th...
China launches second space lab: Xinhua
Sep 16, 2016 (AFP)
China launched its second space lab Thursday, official media said, as the country works towards setting up its own manned space station by 2022. The Tiangong-2 ...
No Storm for Tiangong 2
Sep 14, 2016 (SPX)
As the launch window for China's Tiangong 2 space laboratory approaches, everything seems to be going well. That's not a definitive conclusion, but it's consist...
China to launch second space laboratory: Xinhua
Sep 14, 2016 (AFP)
China will launch its second space lab on Thursday, official media said Wednesday, as the Communist country works towards setting up its own space station, amon...
China plans global satellite network to boost internet
Sep 14, 2016 (XNA)
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the nation's largest missile developer, plans to build a space-based information network that will provide global cov...
China to launch new generation of quick-response rocket in 2017
Sep 14, 2016 (XNA)
The newest generation of China's homegrown quick-response rocket is scheduled to enter commercial use in 2017, a scientist with a State-owned space technology e...
China's space progress in recent years
Sep 14, 2016 (XNA)
China has been developing aerospace technologies for decades. Yet in recent years, China has made significant progress in aerospace activities, including satell...
First commercial space base to be built in Wuhan
Sep 14, 2016 (XNA)
The country's first commercial space industry base will be built in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, according to an agreement signed on Monday. The Wuhan Nati...
China's second space lab Tiangong-2 to be launched
Sep 12, 2016 (XNA)
China's second space lab Tiangong-2 is scheduled to be put into space between September 15 and 20, according to the office of China's manned space program. The ...
Vigil for Tiangong 2
Sep 11, 2016 (SPX)
September 15 marks the opening of the launch window for China's Tiangong 2 space laboratory. It will also probably be the actual launch date. The launch window ...
Kuang-Chi near space test flight set for 2016
Sep 09, 2016 (SPX)
Kuang-Chi Group, a Shenzhen-based technology conglomerate, has announced that Traveler II Beta will carry animals into near space during a test flight this year...
Tiangong 2 is coming soon, real soon
Sep 06, 2016 (SPX)
China's Tiangong 2 space laboratory will launch soon. At the time of writing, there is no official word on a launch date, but the launch is expected well before...
China's newly-launched quantum communication satellite in good shape
Sep 05, 2016 (XNA)
China's quantum communication satellite, launched in August, is in good shape and scientific experiments can begin this month, according to the chief scientist ...
'Heavenly Palace': China to Launch Two Manned Space Missions This Fall
Sep 01, 2016 (Sputnik)
The two missions are expected to become the country's first steps to establishing a new space station in low-Earth orbit over the next decade. Tiangong-2, which...
China Sends Country's Largest Carrier Rocket to Launch Base
Aug 29, 2016 (Sputnik)
Beijing sent on Friday its largest carrier rocket dubbed Long March-5 (Changzheng-5 in Chinese) to the country's southern province of Hainan, where the launch b...
China unveils Mars probe, rover for ambitious 2020 mission
Aug 25, 2016 (XNA)
China on Tuesday released images of a Mars probe and rover which the country plans to send to the Red Planet within five years. China plans to send a spacecraft...
China Ends Preparatory Work on Long March 5 Next-Generation Rocket Engine
Aug 22, 2016 (Sputnik)
China has finished preparatory work on the engine system of the Long March 5 (LM-5) next-generation carrier rocket, China's PLA (People's Liberation Army) Daily...
China launches world first quantum satellite
Aug 16, 2016 (AFP)
China launched the world's first quantum satellite Tuesday, state media reported, in an effort to harness the power of particle physics to build an "unhackable"...
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