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...
by Samuel Wade | Apr 27, 2016
Since 2011, the U.S. Congress has barred any cooperation with China in space, forcing the country...
by Josh Rudolph | Feb 16, 2016
In March 2011, China began work on what will soon become the world’s largest radio...
by Cindy | Feb 23, 2015
Two mainland Chinese citizens are among the top 100 candidates shortlisted for the Mars One...
by Anne Henochowicz | Jun 11, 2014
含笑酒泉 (hánxiào jiǔquán) smile in fountains of booze Play on the idiom “die happy,” literally “pass...
by Samuel Wade | Feb 12, 2014
New Scientist’s Jacob Aron reports that China’s Jade Rabbit moon rover has been...
by Scott Greene | Jan 27, 2014
China’s Jade Rabbit lunar rover is in trouble after experiencing mechanical difficulties,...
by Samuel Wade | Dec 4, 2013
As China’s Jade Rabbit rover heads on its two-week flight to the moon, parts of the rocket...
by Sophie Beach | Dec 1, 2013
China has launched its first lunar rover, in an attempt to make the first soft landing on the moon...
by Sophie Beach | Nov 6, 2013
With today’s announcement that India launched a probe to Mars, becoming the first Asian...
by Samuel Wade | Oct 25, 2013
A government white paper insisted this week that there would be no change to Chinese policy on...
by Josh Rudolph | Oct 23, 2013
The diplomatic scuffle and military face-off that came when Chinese soldiers allegedly set up camp...
by Samuel Wade | Oct 6, 2013
As NASA lies mostly dormant amid the U.S. government shutdown, scientists are challenging a...
by Samuel Wade | Sep 30, 2013
China announced last week that it would hold an international contest to name its first moon...
by Cindy | Sep 19, 2013
According to Xinhua News Agency, China announced its plans on Monday to train foreign astronauts...
by Scott Greene | 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...
by Josh Rudolph | 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...
by Samuel Wade | 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....
by Scott Greene | 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...