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Agreement with Chinese Space Tech Lab Will Advance Exploration Goals
Dec 17, 2015 (SPX)
The Planetary Science Institute signed a cooperation agreement with Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology (Qian Xuesen Lab) to advance their mutual interes...
China launches Yaogan-29 remote sensing satellite
Nov 30, 2015 (XNA)
China's Yaogan-29 remote sensing satellite was launched on Thursday at 5:24 a.m. from Taiyuan launch site in Shanxi Province, north China. The satellite will be...
China's indigenous SatNav performing well after tests
Nov 30, 2015 (XNA)
The three satellites launched this year for China's indigenous satellite navigation system are sending twice as many signals as their predecessors, said the sys...
China to better integrate satellite applications with Internet
Nov 17, 2015 (XNA)
China will step up satellite application and its integration with emerging Internet industries to promote economic development, an official said Friday. China h...
China's satellite expo opens
Nov 17, 2015 (XNA)
A satellite exposition opened on Thursday in Beijing, displaying more than 6,000 new products and academic achievements. The three-day exposition, Satellite App...
China to launch Dark Matter Satellite in mid-December
Nov 17, 2015 (XNA)
The Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Satellite, developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is expected to be launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Lau...
New rocket readies for liftoff in 2016
Nov 10, 2015 (XNA)
China is preparing to launch a new-generation quick-response rocket in 2016 to seize more of the international commercial launch market, industry insiders said....
China's self-developed Mars probe to be on show
Nov 04, 2015 (XNA)
A model of China's Martian probe will debut at China International Industry Fair, it was announced Monday. The 17th China International Industry Fair will open ...
Could Sino-U.S. cooperation bring the Martian home?
Nov 03, 2015 (XNA)
In the new Hollywood blockbuster, The Martian, U.S. astronaut Mark Watney is stranded on Mars. At a critical moment, China offers to help NASA bring him back to...
China's scientific satellites to enter uncharted territory
Nov 03, 2015 (XNA)
A series of scientific satellites, including one to probe dark matter, will be launched later this year and next year, said Wu Ji, director of the National Spac...
Declaration approved to promote Asia Pacific space cooperation
Nov 02, 2015 (XNA)
A declaration on Asia-Pacific space development was approved during a forum on Tuesday, with attendees agreeing to improve peaceful multi-lateral cooperation in...
China's first moon rover sets record for longest stay
Nov 01, 2015 (XNA)
China's first lunar rover, Yutu, has been operating on the moon for almost two years, setting the record for the longest stay by a rover, according to a Chinese...
China to set up civil satellite systems by 2020
Oct 30, 2015 (XNA)
China aims to complete the construction of satellite systems for remote sensing, communications and navigation before 2020, a national plan showed Thursday. The...
The Last Tiangong
Oct 20, 2015 (SPX)
In less than a year, China is expected to launch the Tiangong 2 space laboratory. Despite its name, Tiangong 2 is expected to be a small space station, just lik...
China aims to go deeper into space
Oct 16, 2015 (XNA)
As China's exploration of the moon progresses, its space experts have begun considering going deeper into the solar system - to Mars, asteroids and Jupiter - an...
Latest Mars film bespeaks potential of China-U.S. space cooperation
Oct 08, 2015 (XNA)
As Space film "The Martian" topped North American box office last weekend and is set to rule internationally in coming weeks, a thought-provoking plot at the en...
Exhibition on father of Chinese rocketry opens in U.S.
Oct 05, 2015 (XNA)
An exhibition, themed on the life of China's late space scientist Qian Xuesen, who is considered "Father of Chinese Rocketry," was staged in California Institut...
The First Meeting of the U.S.-China Space Dialogue
Oct 01, 2015 (SPX)
Pursuant to their shared goal of advancing civil space cooperation as agreed upon in the Strategic Track of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Ju...
China's new carrier rocket succeeds in 1st trip
Sep 22, 2015 (XNA)
China successfully launched a new model of carrier rocket, Long March-6, at 7:01 a.m. Sunday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Pr...
China launches new type of carrier rocket: state media
Sep 20, 2015 (AFP)
China on Sunday launched a new, smaller type of rocket from its "Long March" family which will be primarily used for carrying satellites aloft, state media repo...
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