China’s Space Program Reaches Out to the World
China announced last week that it would hold an international contest to name its first moon...
Sep 30, 2013
China announced last week that it would hold an international contest to name its first moon...
Oct 6, 2011
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...
Feb 2, 2011
The Telegraph has obtained files from Wikileaks that show the U.S. and China were engaged in a skirmish after each country used missiles to shoot down their own satellites: The two nuclear superpowers both shot down their own...
Feb 2, 2007
From The Washington Times: The Bush administration has suspended plans to develop space ventures with China, including joint exploration of the moon, in reaction to Beijing’s Jan. 11 test of an anti-satellite weapon that left orbiting debris threatening U.S. and foreign satellites. National Aeronautics and Space Administration spokesman Jason Sharp said the weapon test undermined […]