A Long March-2C rocket carrying an astronomical satellite, the Space-based Multi-band Variable Object Monitor, blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan province on June 22, 2024. A cutting-edge astronomical spacecraft jointly developed by China and France was launched into its preset orbit on Saturday afternoon to capture and observe gamma-ray bursts — the most distant …
The 2022 International Astronautical Congress held at the Paris Convention Centre, France, concluded on September 22. ISRO’s Gaganyaan Programme At the IAC 2022, the Chairman of the ISRO, S Somanath, highlighted the Indian space agency's plans to send astronauts into orbit, as part of the Gaganyaan Programme. Agreement Between Axiom Space And New Zealand Space Agency On September 19, Axiom …
CNN — After more than a year on the surface of Mars, China’s Tianwen-1 probe has taken images covering the entire red planet, the country’s space agency announced Wednesday. In a statement, China’s National Space Agency said the probe has now completed all its assigned tasks, including taking medium-resolution images covering the entire planet. China's National Space Administration The images, …
China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing home the first samples of the moon in over 40 years. As China's most complicated space project, Xi in his message to the CNSA said, the Chang'e-5 mission "is another major achievement in overcoming difficulties by giving full play to the advantages of the new …
The launch is an open secret, with CNSA not particularly hiding the relevant information but not being very forthcoming with it either. China’s first interplanetary Mars mission, Tianwen-1, has launched today, 23 July 202o at 10.12 am IST. China’s largest carrier rocket, the Long March 5, lifted off with the Tianwen-1 spacecraft from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan …
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