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Space Pioneer says part of rocket crashed in central China

July 01, 2024 2:28 am

Chinese commercial space companies have rushed into the sector since 2014 when private investment in the industry was allowed by the state.

Watch: Suspected rocket debris falls over village in China hours after launch

June 25, 2024 5:03 pm

The debris was seen descending over a village in Sichuan hours after China launched the Long March 2C rocket.

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China to launch 3 astronauts to space station tomorrow: All about Shenzhou-18 mission

April 24, 2024 10:32 pm

Shenzhou-18 marks the 32nd flight mission of China's manned space program and the third manned mission during the application and development stage of the country's space station.

A short history of China's rise as a space power

June 10, 2023 6:30 pm

The successful completion of the Shenzhou 15 mission and the glitch-free launch of Shenzhou 16 underscore the strength and scope of China’s space programme. In recent years, it has become one of the few countries to reach Mars, build its own space station, and launch an increasingly large number of rockets in space

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China says will train foreign astronauts for space station

March 01, 2023 2:26 pm

The Chinese space program is taking on a new diplomatic and political role, much in the way the United States and former Soviet Union leveraged theirs.

Space power China to build ground stations on Antarctica to support satellites

February 03, 2023 12:54 pm

China's global network of ground stations to support a growing number of satellites and outer space ambitions has drawn concern from some nations that it could be used for espionage, a suggestion China rejects.

China’s ‘heavenly palace’ space station releases small satellite into orbit

December 25, 2022 3:27 pm

China deployed the 12-kilogram Macao Student Science Satellite 1 from its recently completed Tiangong ("Heavenly Palace") Station.

Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6-month mission

December 05, 2022 12:18 pm

A Chinese capsule carrying commander Chen Dong and astronauts Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe touched down at a landing site in the Gobi Desert.

5 facts about China’s new ‘Heavenly Palace’ space station

November 30, 2022 7:04 pm

Here are 5 things that you need to know about new China's Tiangong space station, which derives its name from the Chinese word for "“heavenly palace."