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...
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Two Chinese Shortlisted for One-Way Tickets to Mars
Two mainland Chinese citizens are among the top 100 candidates shortlisted for the Mars One...
ISS Astronaut Sends Chinese New Year Greetings, Photos
On Saturday, two days after his historic orbit-to-ground conversation with former starship captain William Shatner, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sent greetings for the Chinese New Year from the International Space Station....
China to Launch Manned Spaceship in 2013
As Shenzhou 9 made a triumphant return earlier this year, China is planning to launch Shenzhou 10 in 2013, Reuters reports: The crew could include one female and two male astronauts, who are scheduled to enter the Tiangong 1...
China Blasts into Space
As China launched and successfully docked it’s first manned spaceship since 2008, the country’s first female astronaut, Liu Yang, joined two other astronauts to carry out their first manned docking mission. The New York Times...
Who Will Be China’s First Female Astronaut?
The Guardian’s Tania Branigan reports that two female fighter pilots, Liu Yang and Wang Yaping, have made the shortlist to become China’s first female astronaut. One of them will join the country’s first manned...
China Unveils Rival to International Space Station
The Chinese government has unveiled plans for a space station, the latest step in its rapidly advancing space program which put the country’s first man in space less than a decade ago. From the Guardian: The space station...
China Signs Up First Female Astronauts
From China’s Space Daily: China’s space authorities added seven new members to its astronaut crew on Friday, with two women included for the first time. As usual, the names of the second batch of astronauts were not...
China Picks Mothers for Astronaut Training
China’s first female astronauts are now undergoing training, the Guardian reports: Two women and five men have been selected as the next generation to go into space, a Hong Kong newspaper reported today, citing an unnamed...
China Picks First Female Astronaut Candidates
From the Associated Press: China’s military-backed space program has selected 45 astronaut candidates, including its first women hopefuls, for a training program less than a year after the country completed its first...
China Doctor Reveals 100 Rules For Would-be Spacemen
From Reuters: No scars, no history of serious illness in the last three generations of your family, and no tooth cavities. These are amongst the 100 health requirements for would-be astronauts vying to be part of China’s...
China mission sets space record
From BBCnews: China’s Shenzhou VI has entered its second day in orbit, making it the country’s longest manned space flight so far. Astronauts Nie Haisheng, celebrating a birthday on Thursday, and Fei Junlong, carried out experiments on the craft’s stability, state media said. Experts were satisfied with the first day’s progress, Xinhua agency said. See […]
China Just Weeks From Second Manned Spaceflight – Tariq Malik
From The SPACE.com: China is paring down the list of astronauts to fly aboard its second manned spaceflight, a two-person mission set to launch within weeks, state news reports said Wednesday. Several two-astronaut teams have been selected from a candidate field of 14 former fighter pilots, though the final decision will depend on how they […]
adAstra: Emerging China, Engaging China
AdAstra, the magazine of the National Space Society, has issued a special edition titled “Emerging China, Engaging China,” which contains several articles that “examine China’s emerging space prowess, its...
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