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Building a Heavenly Palace in outer space
May 15, 2012 (RIA Novosti)
China's permanent space station, the Heavenly Palace, is to be launched into orbit within a decade. According to Chinese media reports, the 60-ton craft will in...
Long March-2F rocket delivered to launch center
May 14, 2012 (XNA)
A Long March-2F carrier rocket was recently delivered to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, a spokesman with the country's manned space pro...
China's Lunar Docking
Mar 23, 2012 (SPX)
Manufacturing has begun on China's first lunar lander, Chang'e 3, which is expected to launch in 2013. This spacecraft will release a rover onto the surface. If...
China to launch 100 satellites during 2011-15
Mar 14, 2012 (IANS)
China has set a target of completing a space mission of "100 rockets, 100 satellites" between 2011 and 2015, according to a space official. According to Zhang J...
Shenzhou-9 may take female astronaut to space
Mar 14, 2012 (XNA)
Authorities have completed the initial selection of crew members for China's first manned space docking mission, and the roster includes female astronauts, an o...
Three for Tiangong
Mar 09, 2012 (SPX)
The closer we get to the launch of China's Shenzhou 9 spacecraft to the Tiangong 1 space laboratory, the more confused space observers have become. We should ha...
China hopes to send Long March-5 rocket into space in 2014
Mar 06, 2012 (XNA)
China has made key technological progress in developing Long March-5 large-thrust carrier rocket and it is hopeful that the new generation rocket will make its ...
Upgraded carrier rocket ready for China's first manned space docking
Mar 06, 2012 (XNA)
An upgraded carrier rocket has completed assembling and is ready for China's first manned space docking due between June and August this year, an official with ...
Long March 7 carrier rocket to lift off in five years
Mar 06, 2012 (XNA)
The Long March 7 carrier rocket, one of China's latest generation of rockets, is expected to make its first voyage within the next five years, an official with ...
China prepares for manned space docking this year
Mar 05, 2012 (XNA)
A leading Chinese space engineer said here Thursday that China's first unmanned space module, the Tiangong-1, is now capable of accommodating astronauts, making...
Experiments going smoothly on Tiangong-1
Mar 05, 2012 (XNA)
Scientific and medical experiments being carried out onboard space lab module Tiangong-1 are seeing "good progress," according to a senior Chinese space technol...
No Sleep for Shenzhou 9 Mission to Tiangong 1
Mar 05, 2012 (SPX)
After enduring some confusing reportage by the Chinese media, the future of China's next astronaut mission is becoming a little clearer. It now seems certain th...
Logistics, recycling key to China's space station
Mar 05, 2012 (XNA)
China will have to test its docking, logistics and resource recycling technologies if it wants to establish a manned space station by 2020, a renowned Chinese s...
Launch of China's manned spacecraft Shenzhou-9 scheduled
Feb 21, 2012 (XNA)
China will launch its manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft between June and August this year, as well as conduct a space rendezvous and docking mission with the orbitin...
Shenzhou 9 To Carry 3 Astronauts To Tiangong-1 Space Station
Feb 18, 2012 (SPX)
It's been a confusing few days for observers of the Chinese space program. Reports from credible sources in China's state media indicated that the upcoming Shen...
China to launch spacecraft in June: report
Feb 17, 2012 (XNA)
China will launch another spacecraft in June to dock with its Tiangong-1 space lab, and one more spaceship next year to conduct a more demanding manual docking,...
Is Shenzhou Unsafe?
Feb 16, 2012 (SPX)
The recent announcement that China will fly its next Shenzhou spacecraft without a crew aboard is a shock. It completely goes against a tide of recent official ...
Space-tracking ship Yuanwang VI concludes trip
Feb 10, 2012 (XNA)
China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang VI concluded its 154-day trip on Thursday after covering more than 30,000 sea miles. The ship returned to the port of China...
China's new rockets expected to debut within five years
Feb 09, 2012 (XNA)
China's new generations of the Long March rocket family, Long March-5, -6 and -7 are expected to make their maiden flights in the next five years, a rocket scie...
China announces new launch rockets
Feb 06, 2012 (UPI)
China says it will debut a new generation of Long March launch rockets within the next five years to join its rocket fleet of satellite launchers. Long March-5,...
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