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Wenchang to launch China's next space station
Oct 28, 2014 (XNA)
China's fourth space launch center, the Wenchang satellite launch center in south China's Hainan Province, will launch the country's space station and cargo spa...
China's lunar orbiter modifies orbit
Oct 26, 2014 (XNA)
China's spacecraft testing technology for the Chang'e-5 return lunar mission, trimmed its orbit on Friday afternoon. This was the first modification during a jo...
China launches first mission to moon and back
Oct 24, 2014 (AFP)
China launched its first space mission to the moon and back early Friday, authorities said, the latest step forward for Beijing's ambitious programme to one day...
China's Secret Moon Mission
Oct 23, 2014 (SPX)
Soon, a rocket will launch a Chinese spacecraft to the Moon and back. It's the first time that China has attempted this long and perilous journey. It should be ...
China to send orbiter to moon and back: report
Oct 22, 2014 (AFP)
China will launch its latest lunar orbiter in the coming days, state media said Wednesday, in its first attempt to send a spacecraft around the moon and back to...
China's space policy gets even tighter
Oct 22, 2014 (SPX)
Anyone who watches China's space program is well aware of the nation's information policies. China has never been as open as we would like. We can understand th...
Work completed on satellite launch center in Hainan
Oct 21, 2014 (XNA)
Construction of the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan province, China's fourth and most advanced space launch center, has been completed and it will so...
China to launch new marine surveillance satellites in 2019
Oct 10, 2014 (XNA)
China will launch a new "constellation" of marine surveillance satellites in 2019 to monitor ships, oil rigs, marine disasters and land-based resources. Accordi...
China Successfully Orbits Experimental Satellite
Sep 30, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
China has launched a new experimental satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi desert on Sunday, state-run Xinhua news agency rep...
China's first space lab in operation for over 1000 days
Sep 29, 2014 (XNA)
Tiangong-1, China's first space lab, has been in orbit for 1092 days since it was launched on September 29, 2011. The space lab, which is in sound condition, is...
China Exclusive: Mars: China's next goal?
Sep 26, 2014 (XNA)
Mars receives two visitors from the Earth this week. NASA's new spacecraft MAVEN entered the orbit around Mars on Sept. 21 to hunt for the planet's lost water. ...
Astronauts eye China's future space station
Sep 16, 2014 (XNA)
Astronauts from around the world have expressed interest in China's future space lab and station, hoping to cooperate with their Chinese counterparts on the Tia...
China completes construction of advanced space launch facility
Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)
China has finished building of its fourth and most advanced space launch center, a senior space official said. Yang Liwei, deputy director of the China Manned S...
China eyes working with other nations as station plans develop
Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)
China is open to cooperation with foreign nations on its manned space station project, according to a senior space official. "We reserved a number of platforms ...
China's Space Station is Still On Track
Sep 11, 2014 (SPX)
China has recently disclosed some more developments in its space laboratory and space station program. We can expect China's next space laboratory, Tiangong 2, ...
China to launch second space lab in 2016: official
Sep 10, 2014 (AFP)
China will launch its second orbiting space laboratory in two years' time, a top official said Wednesday, the latest step in an ambitious space programme Beijin...
China launches two satellites via one rocket
Sep 05, 2014 (XNA)
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Chuangxin-1-04 flies in the sky at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 4, 201...
China Sends Life to Moon
Sep 05, 2014 (SPX)
Later this year, China will launch a spacecraft to the Moon and back. A scale replica of the Shenzhou astronaut capsule will be carried atop a boxy spacecraft b...
Same-beam VLBI Tech monitors Chang'E-3 movement on moon
Aug 27, 2014 (SPX)
By using the same-beam VLBI technology, differential phase delay successfully monitored the lunar rover's movement during the Chang'E-3 mission when rover and l...
China Sends Remote-Sensing Satellite into Orbit
Aug 12, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
China on Saturday successfully launched a Long March 4C carrier rocket with the Yaogan XX satellite, Xinhua news agency reported. The carrier lifted off at 1:45...
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