The Shenzhou-19 spaceship carrying three of China’s youngest taikonauts successfully launched and docked with China’s Tiangong space station this week. The mission follows the return of China’s sample-bearing lunar probe from...
This week, China’s lunar probe returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the surface of the far side of the moon. This historic feat is a milestone for China’s space program, but it has provoked anxiety among U.S....
In a recent essay, Lu Dewen (吕德文, Lǚ Déwén)—a sometimes controversial Wuhan University sociologist whose research focuses on rural governance—argues that bureaucratic formalism, meaningless busywork, and technological hegemony...
China’s Beidou satellite navigation system is now open to commercial use across the Asia-Pacific region one year after its civilian debut within China, offering an alternative or addition to the American-run Global...
From Xinhua: China plans to construct a new space launch center in Wenchang, China’s southernmost Hainan Province, according to official sources. The new launch center aims to serve the next-generation rocket carriers that do emit poisonous and pollutive gas and new-type spacecraft. The new launch site will be mainly used for launching synchronous satellites, heavy […]
From China.org: China will soon launch its first circumlunar satellite as part of its ambitious moon exploration program enters the stage of implementation, sources with the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday. Development of the satellite, called Chang’e I after the legendary Chinese goddess Chang’e who flew to the moon, and the carrier […]
From the Washington Post: China announced Monday that it had launched a Chinese-manufactured communications satellite into orbit on behalf of Nigeria, marking the first time China has built a commercial satellite and put it into orbit on contract for another country. The launch, in Monday’s pre-dawn hours from the Xichang space center in southwestern Sichuan […]
From Reuters: China launched two satellites into space on Tuesday aboard a Long March-4B carrier rocket, the official Xinhua news agency reported, the latest step in its ambitious space program. Both satellites successfully entered their orbits after an early morning lift-off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi, Xinhua said. […]
From VOA News: China is planning to launch its first satellite specifically designed to develop space-enhanced fruits, vegetables and other crops. Beijing is trying to find new ways to boost the country’s food production. The seed satellite is to be launched later this month. It will carry at least 2,000 varieties of seeds, including grains, […]
From AP via the New York Times (link): A rocket carrying six small weather satellites blasted off Friday evening on a five-year mission to track hurricanes, monitor climate change and study space weather. The satellites, a joint venture by Taiwan and the United States, launched from California’s Central Coast aboard a Minotaur rocket shortly after […]
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