Communist Youth League Press Gangs U.S. Astronaut
Since 2011, the U.S. Congress has barred any cooperation with China in space, forcing the country...
Apr 27, 2016
Since 2011, the U.S. Congress has barred any cooperation with China in space, forcing the country...
Feb 16, 2016
In March 2011, China began work on what will soon become the world’s largest radio...
Feb 23, 2015
Two mainland Chinese citizens are among the top 100 candidates shortlisted for the Mars One...
Jun 11, 2014
含笑酒泉 (hánxiào jiǔquán) smile in fountains of booze Play on the idiom “die happy,” literally “pass...
Feb 12, 2014
New Scientist’s Jacob Aron reports that China’s Jade Rabbit moon rover has been...
Jan 27, 2014
China’s Jade Rabbit lunar rover is in trouble after experiencing mechanical difficulties,...
Dec 4, 2013
As China’s Jade Rabbit rover heads on its two-week flight to the moon, parts of the rocket...
Dec 1, 2013
China has launched its first lunar rover, in an attempt to make the first soft landing on the moon...
Nov 6, 2013
With today’s announcement that India launched a probe to Mars, becoming the first Asian...
Oct 25, 2013
A government white paper insisted this week that there would be no change to Chinese policy on...
Oct 23, 2013
The diplomatic scuffle and military face-off that came when Chinese soldiers allegedly set up camp...
Oct 6, 2013
As NASA lies mostly dormant amid the U.S. government shutdown, scientists are challenging a...
Sep 30, 2013
China announced last week that it would hold an international contest to name its first moon...
Sep 19, 2013
According to Xinhua News Agency, China announced its plans on Monday to train foreign astronauts...
Jun 27, 2013
China’s Shenzhou 10 spacecraft successfully touched down in Inner Mongolia on Wednesday, completing a 15-day docking mission with China’s first space station. From Reuters: The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft, China’s...
Jun 20, 2013
After the launch of the Shenzhou 10 on June 11 and the spacecraft’s successful docking with the experimental Tiangong-1 space station/laboratory module two days later, China’s second female astronaut in space Wang...
Jun 11, 2013
China’s Shenzhou (Sacred Vessel) 10 spacecraft launched successfully from its base in the Gobi Desert on Tuesday, carrying three astronauts on a 15 day mission to the orbiting Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 1 space station....
Jun 4, 2013
As China prepares to construct its own space laboratory next year, a crew of three Chinese astronauts is preparing to blast off in the Shenzhou X spacecraft for a preliminary mission this month. From the South China Morning...