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...
China announced last week that it would hold an international contest to name its first moon...
According to Xinhua News Agency, China announced its plans on Monday to train foreign astronauts...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
In this month’s Foreign Policy, John Hickman contemplates a Chinese annexation of the moon You might be asking: Why on God’s green Earth would Beijing want to colonize the moon? The crazy thing is that, if one...
The Economist reports on a recent government paper which sets out China’s ambitions in space, including improved Long March launchers, its own constellation of global positioning satellites, and fresh footprints on the...
The recent successful docking of the Tiangong 1 module with the Shenzhou 8 spacecraft is an indication that China now has the capability to transport astronauts and supplies to and from a space station of its own. From the...
Last week was a proud one for China. Two days before celebrating its 62nd anniversary, the PRC successfully launched Tiangong-1. Asian Scientist provides the details: On Thursday night, China took a giant leap in its manned...
The final shuttle launch last week has brought renewed attention to the different trajectories of China and America’s space programs. From The Associated Press: China is still far behind the U.S. in space technology and...
As the Space Shuttle began its final mission, Ray Kwong at Forbes noted the difference in momentum between the American and Chinese space programs: Unless there’s a financial miracle, America’s once-proud space...
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’s ambitious space program is aiming to launch a manned space station in the next decade. From AFP: China’s Manned Space Engineering Project announced in a statement that it expected to launch a space laboratory...
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