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Progress for Tiangong 2
Sep 01, 2015 (SPX)
At some time in 2016, China will launch the Tiangong 2 space laboratory. The launch will break a fairly long period of inactivity for China's human spaceflight ...
China rocket parts hit villager's home: police, media
Aug 28, 2015 (AFP)
Debris from a rocket carrying a Chinese satellite into orbit crashed into a villager's home minutes after the launch, local police and media reports said. The p...
China's sky eyes help protect world heritage Angkor Wat
Aug 14, 2015 (XNA)
Think heritage protection, and the restoration and conservation of historic sites comes to mind. Crowd control and on-site monitoring to limit visitor numbers a...
China's space exploration potential has US chasing its own tail
Aug 10, 2015 (Sputnik)
During the seventh round of US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue meetings in June 2015 there was a discussion on space exploration. The short paragraph read...
China to deploy space-air-ground sensors for environment protection
Aug 07, 2015 (XNA)
China will build a space-air-ground integrated sensing system to detect and stop pollution, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection Tuesday. China...
Chinese earth station is for exclusively scientific and civilian purposes
Jul 05, 2015 (XNA)
The Chinese earth station being built in Argentina's southern Patagonian region is for "exclusively scientific and civilian purposes," said the Argentine govern...
Cooperation in satellite technology put Belgium, China to forefront
Jun 28, 2015 (XNA)
Increased collaboration between Belgium and China in the field of satellite technology can put both nations "at the forefront" of delivering vital information g...
China set to bolster space, polar security
Jun 28, 2015 (XNA)
China has included security of its activities and assets in outer space, on the international sea bed and in polar regions in a draft national security law, the...
China's super eye to speed up space rendezvous
Jun 25, 2015 (XNA)
Chinese space experts have developed the world's most sensitive "eye" that enables the autonomous rendezvous and docking of two spacecraft - flying eight times ...
Electric thruster propels China's interstellar ambitions
Jun 09, 2015 (XNA)
An electric thruster, creating a thrust as gentle as a breath blowing out a candle, could send a spacecraft to Mars, so long as it keeps "blowing" and accelerat...
China ranked 4th among world space powers
May 27, 2015 (XNA)
China's space capabilities are ranked the fourth in the world, and the gap between the leading powers is narrowing, according to a report issued recently by a C...
China Plans First Ever Landing On The Lunar Far Side
May 22, 2015 (Sputnik)
What lies on the "dark side" of the moon? The ruined civilization of our lunar forbearers? A pile of overplayed Pink Floyd records? The most exclusive Airbnb in...
3D printer making Chinese space suit parts
May 08, 2015 (XNA)
Chinese researchers have used 3D printing technology to make a safer space suit for astronauts while spacewalking. A research center under the China Aerospace S...
Xinhua Insight: How China joins space club?
Apr 24, 2015 (XNA)
Yu Jun aimed his telescope at a bright star in the night sky. A moment later, a dim light passed across it, along the very path foreign astronomy websites had f...
Chinese scientists mull power station in space
Mar 31, 2015 (XNA)
The battle to dispel smog, cut greenhouse gases and solve the energy crisis is moving to space. Chinese scientists are mulling the construction of a solar power...
China completes second test on new carrier rocket's power system
Mar 24, 2015 (XNA)
The second ground test of the power system of China's next-generation carrier rocket was completed Monday, ahead of its first flight in 2016. Using non-toxic, n...
China's Yutu rover reveals Moon's complex geological history
Mar 15, 2015 (XNA)
The moon's geological history is more complex than previously thought, preliminary results from China's first lunar rover, Yutu, suggested Thursday. Ground-pene...
China's Space Laboratory Still Cloaked
Mar 10, 2015 (SPX)
The recent release of another update on Tiangong 2, China's next space laboratory, has prompted a lot of attention. A recent tightening of Chinese media policie...
China has ability but no plan for manned lunar mission: expert
Mar 09, 2015 (XNA)
The world's third country to softland on the moon has the ability to achieve the manned lunar landing but it has no plan to do it, a leading Chinese space scien...
Tianzhou-1 cargo ship to dock with space lab in 2016
Mar 09, 2015 (XNA)
China will send a cargo ship into the space in 2016 to dock with a future space module scheduled to be launched earlier the same year, a leading Chinese space s...
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