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Argentina, China ink space cooperation deal
Jul 25, 2012 (AFP)
China plans to build an antenna for deep space observation in Argentina's southern Patagonia region, Argentina's foreign ministry announced Wednesday. The agree...
Astronauts in good shape after return
Jul 17, 2012 (XNA)
The three astronauts who went on the country's first manned space-docking mission last month said on Friday that they are in good health as they recuperate from...
Shenzhou mission sparks 'science fever'
Jul 09, 2012 (China Daily)
The launch and safe return of the Shenzhou IX spacecraft has ignited an outbreak of "popular science fever" in China, which provides an excellent opportunity to...
China Beats Russia on Space Launches
Jul 09, 2012 (RIA Novosti)
For the first time in the history of space exploration, China beat Russia on the number of space launches in a given period of time, a rocket engine manufacture...
An inspiring mission
Jul 02, 2012 (XNA)
The moment the Shenzhou IX capsule landed safely in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Friday morning, China moved closer toward its goal of establishing a...
Nation has long way to go as space power
Jul 02, 2012 (XNA)
China has no intention to compete with others and take the lead in space, said a senior official with the manned space program. China's manned space program aim...
Interview: China's manned space mission marks great first step: U.S. expert
Jul 02, 2012 (XNA)
The Shenzhou-9 manned space mission is a "great first step" for the future development of China's space program and also exciting news for people all around the...
China open to cooperation
Jul 02, 2012 (XNA)
Woman may be on next year's manned mission, Xin Dingding and Wang Qian report. The grasslands of Inner Mongolia can by no means be called big when compared with...
China competes with no one in space program: official
Jul 02, 2012 (XNA)
China is not competing with other countries with its space program, said Wang Zhaoyao, director of China's manned space program office, here on Friday. Wang mad...
China set to launch bigger space program
Jul 01, 2012 (AFP)
China will deploy bigger spacecraft for longer missions following the success of its Shenzhou 9 voyage, allowing it to build a manned space station and potentia...
Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth
Jun 29, 2012 (AFP)
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth as heroes on Friday after carrying out China's most complex and longest mission in orbit, vital steps in the country'...
China's Space Program Accelerates
Jun 29, 2012 (SPX)
The success of the first crewed expedition to China's first space laboratory represents a major step forward for China's space program. China has made steady ad...
China spacecraft set to return to Earth Friday
Jun 28, 2012 (AFP)
A Chinese spacecraft with three astronauts aboard will return to Earth Friday after a nearly two-week mission that included the country's first manual docking i...
Staying stimulated in space
Jun 26, 2012 (XNA)
How are the astronauts' lives on their first day in the Tiangong-1? Will they feel bored? They have completed a lot of scheduled work and began to implement the...
China to send foreign astronauts to space with its spacecraft someday
Jun 26, 2012 (XNA)
It is believed that China will be able to train foreign astronauts with its own space technology and send them to space by Shenzhou spacecraft someday, the spok...
China's Hu praises astronauts for space advance
Jun 26, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday told the three astronauts aboard a space capsule they had pushed forward China's space programme, after they carried out ...
Chinese astronauts complete major tasks in first six days in space
Jun 26, 2012 (XNA)
Three Chinese astronauts have completed major tasks over the past six days inside the conjoint Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and Tiangong-1 space lab, before they succe...
Chinese astronauts set to return
Jun 26, 2012 (XNA)
Chinese astronauts will return to Earth in several days after completing the major tasks, and measures have been taken to ensure a safe return, a spokeswoman of...
China's first female astronaut excells in performance: spokeswoman
Jun 26, 2012 (XNA)
Liu Yang, the first Chinese woman entering the space, had an excellent performance in past eight days, a spokeswoman of China's manned space program said Sunday...
Packing Up Tiangong
Jun 26, 2012 (SPX)
The first crewed expedition to China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory is drawing to a close. Soon, the astronauts will board the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft that carried...
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