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China spacecraft successfully docks in orbit: Xinhua
Jun 13, 2013 (AFP)
A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday carried out a successful docking, state media said, two days after the launch of the country's longest manned space mission. Th...
Tiangong-1 ready for docking and entry
Jun 11, 2013 (XNA)
Orbiter Tiangong-1 is ready and in position for the Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft mission, Wu Ping, spokeswoman for China's manned space program, said Monday. T...
Shenzhou-10 mission to teach students in orbit
Jun 11, 2013 (XNA)
Astronauts on board the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft will teach students through a live video feed system while in orbit, Wu Ping, spokeswoman for China's manned spac...
China launches its longest-ever manned space mission
Jun 11, 2013 (AFP)
China began its longest manned space mission yet Tuesday with the launch of the Shenzhou-10, state television showed, as the country steps up an ambitious explo...
China to host international seminar on manned spaceflight
Jun 11, 2013 (XNA)
China and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) will co-host an international seminar on manned spaceflight in Beijing in September, spokes...
China's first teacher in space
Jun 11, 2013 (XNA)
Thirty-three-year-old spacewoman Wang Yaping will make history -- she will be China's first teacher in space. Wang will teach Chinese primary and middle school ...
Groundhog Day for Shenzhou 10
Jun 11, 2013 (SPX)
The launch of China's Shenzhou 10 spacecraft has capped a nominal sequence of preparing and rolling out its Long March 2F launch vehicle to its pad at Jiuquan. ...
General ready for second space mission
Jun 11, 2013 (XNA)
Eight years after his first space mission, Nie Haisheng is now ready to take a second assignment. China's manned space program spokeswoman Wu Ping announced Mon...
Astronauts of Shenzhou-10 mission meet press
Jun 11, 2013 (XNA)
Astronauts of the Shenzhou-10 mission, males Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang as well as female Wang Yaping, met the press on Monday ahead of the shuttle launch...
China publicizes Earth observation satellite's HD photos
Jun 10, 2013 (XNA)
China on Thursday publicized the first batch of photos captured by Gaofen-1, its recently launched high-definition Earth observation satellite. Released by the ...
China to send second woman into space: officials
Jun 10, 2013 (AFP)
China is to send its second woman astronaut into orbit on its longest mission yet, space officials said Monday, as the country works towards building a space st...
China completes satellite ground station network
Jun 10, 2013 (XNA)
A network of remote sensing satellite ground stations that covers all of China's territory has been successfully constructed, the Chinese Academy of Sciences an...
Final Countdown for Shenzhou 10
Jun 10, 2013 (SPX)
The countdown to the launch of Shenzhou 10 is getting closer. Barring any sudden technical problems with the Long March 2F launch vehicle, the spacecraft should...
What's New for Shenzhou 10
Jun 09, 2013 (SPX)
The imminent launch of Shenzhou 10 has caught the attention of spacewatchers. As its number indicates, this is hardly the first launch of the Shenzhou spacecraf...
Shenzhou's Code of Silence
Jun 06, 2013 (SPX)
China's next astronaut mission, Shenzhou 10, is due to launch soon. Wang Yaping, China's second female astronaut, will be aboard. Two other astronauts will join...
Crew Shuffles for Shenzhou 10
Jun 05, 2013 (SPX)
When the Shenzhou 10 mission launches, Wang Yaping will become China's second woman in space. This is beyond question, due to repeated confirmations by China. T...
Shenzhou 10's Missing Parts
Jun 04, 2013 (SPX)
Following the rollout of the rocket for China's Shenzhou 10 space launch on June 3 (China time), many facts have been officially disclosed about the upcoming mi...
Rollout for Shenzhou 10
Jun 03, 2013 (SPX)
The silence has been broken. After an extended period of silence from Chinese authorities, the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft and its rocket have been rolled out of the...
Sizing Up Shenzhou 10
Jun 03, 2013 (SPX)
Facts and figures about China's upcoming Shenzhou 10 are emerging at a steady pace. Much of what China's state-run media has recently disclosed has been suspect...
Shenzhou-10 spacecraft to be launched in mid-June
Jun 03, 2013 (XNA)
The Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft is scheduled to be launched in the middle of June, a spokesperson for China's manned space program announced on Monday. The mi...
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