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Three-person crew to blast off for China's Tiangong space station
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Three-person crew to blast off for China's Tiangong space station

Raw Story  

China's only woman spaceflight engineer will be among a crew of three astronauts blasting off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station in the early hours of Wednesday. The crew currently aboard the Tiangong space station is scheduled to return to Earth on November 4 after completing handover procedures with the incoming astronauts, Lin said. Crewed by teams …

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International commercial launch center preparing for maiden mission
6 months, 2 weeks ago

International commercial launch center preparing for maiden mission

China Daily  

By ZHAO LEI | China Daily | Updated: 2024-06-11 09:44 Workers put the final touches on the second launch service tower at the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan province, on Thursday. LUO YUNFEI/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Construction of the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center has been completed in Wenchang, a coastal city in Hainan province, after …

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Craft unfurls China’s flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Craft unfurls China’s flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth. The Chang’e-6 probe was launched last month and its lander touched down on the far side …

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China to send peacekeeping officers to South Sudan
7 months ago

China to send peacekeeping officers to South Sudan

China Daily  

A total of 12 Chinese peacekeeping police officers will fly to South Sudan to carry out peacekeeping missions in the early hours of May 22, as announced by the Ministry of Public Security on Monday. A departure ceremony for the 10th Chinese peacekeeping police unit to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan was held at the ministry's training base …

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China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe — named after the Chinese mythical moon goddess — lifted off Friday at 5:27 p.m. …

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China launches a new crew to its space station, advancing toward lunar mission
8 months ago

China launches a new crew to its space station, advancing toward lunar mission

NPR  

China launches a new crew to its space station, advancing toward lunar mission Enlarge this image toggle caption Andy Wong/AP Andy Wong/AP JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China – China launched three astronauts into space on Thursday night, bound for the country's homemade space station where they will live and work for half a year. Sponsor Message China's space program has …

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Taliban seek economic support and recognition from India ahead of Kazan meeting under Moscow format
1 year, 2 months ago

Taliban seek economic support and recognition from India ahead of Kazan meeting under Moscow format

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Moscow format discussion at Kazan in Russia, the Taliban have called upon India to help in the economic recovery of Afghanistan. Since the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021, the Moscow format consultations were held in October that year and in November 2022. Additional significance The Kazan chapter of the Moscow format consultations has additional significance …

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Sixty two of 111 lunar missions in last seven decades were successful: NASA database
1 year, 5 months ago

Sixty two of 111 lunar missions in last seven decades were successful: NASA database

The Hindu  

Of the 111 lunar missions in the last seven decades, 62 were successful, 41 failed and eight achieved partial success, according to the U.S. space agency NASA’s database on Moon missions. From 1958 to 2023, India as well as the U.S., the USSR, Japan, the European Union, China and Israel have launched different lunar missions – from orbiters, landers and …

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China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030
1 year, 6 months ago

China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade. China built its own space station after it was excluded from the International Space Station, largely due to U.S. concerns over the Chinese space programs’ intimate ties with the People’s …

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China's Shenzhou-13 spacecraft docks for 6-month mission
3 years, 2 months ago

China's Shenzhou-13 spacecraft docks for 6-month mission

The Hindu  

China's Shenzhou-13 spacecraft carrying three Chinese astronauts docked on October 16 at its space station, kicking off a record-setting six-month stay as the country moves toward completing the new orbiting outpost. China’s military-run space program plans to send multiple crews to the station over the next two years to make it fully functional. China was excluded from the International Space …

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WHO proposes fresh mission to China and lab audits: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

WHO proposes fresh mission to China and lab audits: Report

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization has proposed a second phase of studies in China into the origins of the coronavirus, including audits of laboratories in Wuhan, but there is no sign yet that Beijing would accept a further international probe, diplomats said. China has called the theory that the virus may have escaped from a Wuhan laboratory "absurd" and said repeatedly …

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China Launches First Crew To Live On New Space Station
3 years, 6 months ago

China Launches First Crew To Live On New Space Station

NPR  

China Launches First Crew To Live On New Space Station Enlarge this image toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP Ng Han Guan/AP JIUQUAN, China — Under bright-blue morning skies, China launched its first crewed space mission in five years Thursday, sending three science-minded military pilots rocketing to a new orbiting station they're expected to reach around midafternoon. Sponsor Message The two …

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China shadows two US ships through the Taiwan Strait
3 years, 11 months ago

China shadows two US ships through the Taiwan Strait

Al Jazeera  

Beijing condemns the trip – the 13th this year – as a ‘provocatio’ and “show of force’. The US Navy said the guided-missile destroyers USS John S McCain and USS Curtis Wilbur had “conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit December 31 in accordance with international law”. ‘Provocation’ China’s Defence Ministry condemned the trip as “provocation” and “a show of force”, …

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Moon rocks in hand, China prepares for future moon missions
4 years ago

Moon rocks in hand, China prepares for future moon missions

Hindustan Times  

Following the successful return of moon rocks by its Chang’e 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for future missions that could set the stage for an eventual lunar base to host human explorers, a top space program official said Thursday. China’s next three lunar missions are on track, along with programs for returning samples from Mars and exploring asteroids and …

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Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
4 years ago

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth on Thursday with the first fresh rock samples from the moon in more than 40 years, offering the possibility of new insights into the history of the solar system and marking a new landmark for China’s rapidly advancing space program. The capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe landed just before 2 …

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China calls launch a success as robotic spacecraft heads to moon
4 years, 1 month ago

China calls launch a success as robotic spacecraft heads to moon

The Hindu  

China hailed as a success its pre-dawn launch on Tuesday of a robotic spacecraft to bring back rocks from the moon in the first bid by any country to retrieve lunar surface samples since the 1970s, a mission underscoring Chinese ambitions in space. The Long March-5, China's largest carrier rocket, blasted off at 4:30 a.m. Beijing time in a launch …

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China gets ready to launch Chang’e-5 mission
4 years, 1 month ago

China gets ready to launch Chang’e-5 mission

The Hindu  

China on Tuesday moved a massive rocket into place in preparation for launching a mission to bring back materials from the moon for the first time in four decades. The mission, named for the Chinese moon goddess, is among China’s most ambitious as its space program continues to build steam since it first put a man in space in 2003, …

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