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Soft Pedal for Shenzhou 10
May 31, 2013 (SPX)
We are expecting the launch of China's next astronaut mission within two weeks. The rocket and spacecraft for the flight of Shenzhou 10 are at the launch site a...
Shopping for Shenzhou
May 29, 2013 (SPX)
We probably have less than two weeks to go before China launches three astronauts on board the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft. China's space program has captured the at...
Waiting for Shenzhou 10
May 22, 2013 (SPX)
If estimates are right, we are probably less than three weeks away from the launch of Shenzhou 10, China's next astronaut mission. Preparations for this launch ...
China launches communications satellite
May 03, 2013 (XNA)
China launched a communications satellite, "Zhongxing-11", at 0:06 a.m. Thursday (Beijing time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Si...
On Course for Shenzhou 10
May 01, 2013 (SPX)
In a matter of weeks, the longest Chinese human space mission to date will lift off from a launchpad in Jiuquan. The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft will carry two men a...
Yuanwang III, VI depart for space-tracking missions
Apr 22, 2013 (XNA)
The space-tracking ships Yuanwang III and Yuanwang VI departed from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province on Tuesday morning for the upcoming space docking of...
Shenzhou's Shadow Crew
Apr 03, 2013 (SPX)
It's official. Wang Yaping, China's second female astronaut, will fly in space aboard the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft later this year. Chinese state media have confi...
Shenzhou 10 sent to launch site
Apr 01, 2013 (XNA)
The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft, a planned Chinese manned spaceflight, has been taken to the Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center. The spaceship was split into three p...
China's Next Women Astronauts
Mar 26, 2013 (SPX)
In mid-2013, China's second woman in space is expected to lift off. Wang Yaping, a former air force pilot, is expected to be aboard the crew of the Shenzhou 10 ...
Shenzhou 10 - Next Stop: Jiuquan
Mar 13, 2013 (SPX)
In the past couple of weeks, Chinese news agencies and newspapers have carried a number of stories about the upcoming mission. The sources are official with the...
China's fourth space launch center to be in use in two years
Mar 07, 2013 (XNA)
China's fourth launch center, located in tropical island province of Hainan, will be ready for space launch in two years, said a member of China's top political...
China to launch new manned spacecraft
Mar 05, 2013 (XNA)
China's new spacecraft will be launched sometime between June and August, a spokesperson for the office of the country's space manned program said in a statemen...
Woman expected again to join next China crew roster
Mar 05, 2013 (XNA)
A Chinese space expert said Friday that three Chinese astronauts, including one woman, are expected to board the Shenzhou-10, the country's new manned spacecraf...
China's space station will be energy-efficient
Mar 04, 2013 (XNA)
China's space station, which is expected to be completed around 2020, will set an example of green technology, a Chinese space scientist said. The space station...
China plans manned space mission
Feb 28, 2013 (UPI)
China has announced a tentative time period for its next manned space craft launch that will dock with the country's orbiting space laboratory. Three Chinese as...
Welcome Aboard Shenzhou 10
Feb 15, 2013 (SPX)
As we approach the launch of China's next human space mission, some questions still remain unanswered. This is not unusual for the relatively veiled nature of C...
Reshuffle for Tiangong
Jan 23, 2013 (SPX)
2013 is set to be an important year for China's space program. We expect to see the first landing of a Chinese spacecraft on the Moon, in addition to a sequence...
China to launch 20 spacecrafts in 2013
Jan 17, 2013 (XNA)
China plans to launch 20 spacecrafts this year, including the country's third lunar probe Chang'e-3 and manned spacecraft Shenzhou-10, China Aerospace Science a...
China to launch manned spaceship in June
Nov 12, 2012 (XNA)
China plans to launch Shenzhou-10 spacecraft in early June 2013, a lead space program official said here Saturday. Like in the Shenzhou-9 mission, the crew migh...
Mr Xi in Space
Nov 12, 2012 (SPX)
The recent change of leadership in China has made foreign policy analysts very busy. Nobody is completely sure of how Xi Jinping will steer China, or how the so...
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