China’s space station experiments aid space technology
Multiple engineering experiments aim to acquire know-how that can support more experimental possibilities and human survival in outer space.
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Two astronaut crews to visit space station this year
The Shenzhou XVI team will set out for the Tiangong station in May, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
China’s Deep Space Exploration Lab eyes top global talents
BEIJING – China's Deep Space Exploration Lab said on Monday that it is inviting top global talents to apply for the 2023 Overseas Outstanding Young Talents Program, to promote the development of deep-space exploration. According to the DSEL, the program, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, aims to attract outstanding young scholars […]
Astronauts send Spring Festival greetings from space station
This video snapshot shows the Shenzhou XV astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu sending their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong space station in a video released by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on New Year's Eve. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – The Shenzhou XV astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu […]
China plans 60-plus space launches in 2023
Visitors view replica space launch rockets including the first generation rockets for manned launch produced by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation or CASC which handles China's space program during the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition on Sept 29, 2021, in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province. (NG HAN GUAN / AP) BEIJING […]
China launches three new satellites into space
A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a pair of satellites, Siwei 03 and 04, blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi province, July 16, 2022. (ZHANG BIN / XINHUA) WENCHANG, Hainan – China successfully sent three new satellites into space from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island […]
China not in ‘space race’, industry insiders say
This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov 12, 2022 shows China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou 5 having conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong. (PHOTO / XINHUA) All of China's activities in outer space are intended for the country's social, economic and technological development […]
China’s space exploration spurred by helping humanity
A graphic simulation shows the orbiter and returner combination of China's Chang'e 5 probe after its separation from the ascender. (HANDOUT / CHINA NATIONAL SPACE ADMINISTRATION / XINHUA) All of China's activities in outer space are intended for the country's social, economic and technological development rather than for the "space race" with other nations, said […]
China launches space experiment satellite
In this Dec 16, 2022 file photo, a Long March-11 rocket carrying the satellite Shiyan-21 blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan province. XICHANG – China on Thursday launched a Long March-3B carrier rocket, using it to place a new experiment satellite in space. The rocket blasted off at 12:43 […]
China launches one more space experiment satellite
XICHANG – China launched a Long March-11 rocket, placing a satellite in space on Friday. The rocket blasted off at 2:17 pm (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China and sent the satellite Shiyan-21 into preset orbit. Shiyan means "experiment" in Chinese. The newly launched Shiyan satellite will be used for […]
Space rice seeds return from orbit
Crop will help to find sustainable food source for future missions Researcher Zheng Huiqiong handles rice seeds returned from space at the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai on Monday. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Chinese astronauts onboard the Shenzhou XIV spacecraft have returned with the world's first […]
Scientific samples from China’s space station return to Earth
BEIJING — The third batch of space scientific experimental samples from China's Tiangong space station arrived in Beijing on Monday, following the return of the Shenzhou-14 crew. The returned experimental samples include three cold packs of rice and Arabidopsis, and a bag with four boxes of container-free materials. They were delivered to the Technology and […]
China’s deep space exploration laboratory eyes top global talents
An illustration shows the orbital transfer injection by Chang'e 5's orbiter-reentry capsule combination. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) BEIJING — China's deep space exploration laboratory, which started operation in June this year, is recruiting top talents from around the world, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Monday. Nearly 100 posts are available […]
Shenzhou XIV separates from China’s space station
This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov 12, 2022 shows the inside view of the core module Tianhe after China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 conducting a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong. (PHOTO / XINHUA) China's Shenzhou XIV manned spaceship separated from the space station […]
Shenzhou XIV spacecraft separates from China’s space station
This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov 12, 2022 shows the inside view of the core module Tianhe after China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 conducting a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong. (PHOTO / XINHUA) China's Shenzhou XIV manned spaceship separated from the space station […]
China completes first in-orbit space fuel cell tests
This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov 12, 2022 shows China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou 5 having conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – The space fuel cell payload onboard the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft has completed its in-orbit tests, […]
China issues 10 science challenges in astronautics
China's Shenzhou XIII crewed spacecraft docks with the Tiangong space station in the morning of Oct 16, 2021, with astronauts ready to enter the station to start a six-month journey. (PHOTO / XINHUA) HAIKOU – Chinese space scientists and engineers published 10 science and technology challenges in the field of astronautics for 2022 at the […]
Xi: China willing to work with all nations in space exploration
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to the United Nations/China Global Partnership Workshop on Space Exploration and Innovation, which opened on the same day in Haikou, south China's island province of Hainan. In the letter, Xi noted that China has actively carried out space exploration missions in recent years, […]
China eyes new global partnership in space exploration
This photo shows the combination of the Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft and a Long March 7 Y6 carrier rocket arriving at the launching area, Nov 9, 2022. (TU HAICHAO/FOR CHINADAILY.COM.CN) HAIKOU – China is aiming to establish a new global partnership in space exploration and innovation, in an effort to build a community with shared […]
Shenzhou XIV crew completes 3rd spacewalk
Connection devices installed for easier astronaut movement outside station The Shenzhou XIV crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station conducts their extravehicular activities for the third time, Nov 17, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The Shenzhou XIV mission crew on board the Tiangong space station completed its third spacewalk on Thursday afternoon, according to […]