February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... space commerce, known as ‘new space’ seem to offer lower cost services. NASA, ESA, CNES, DLR, JAXA, CNSA and ISRO - among other space agencies - face questions that include: What is your longer term vision...
16 January 2019
China unveils future space plans
...three missions after Chang'e-5," said Wu Yanhua, deputy head of the CNSA, at a press conference of the State Council Information Office. Sticking... space-nations was a central theme to the CNSA press conference, with Wu reiterating the importance of...
03 January 2019
Chinese goddess lands on far side of the Moon
... and a barren surface that appears to be illuminated by a light from the probe. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) landed its robotic probe Chang’e 4 in the unexplored South Pole-Aitken basin. It is thought to be the largest, oldest...
15 November 2019
First public test of Mars lander for China ahead of 2020 launch
Yesterday, in front of around of 70 guests from 19 countries, China showed off the capabilities of its Mars Lander, including hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration manoeuvres, in preparation for the country’s first interplanetary mission ...
08 May 2020
China's prototype spacecraft lands successfully on Earth
China's new prototype spacecraft that was launched earlier this week by the country’s first Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket has successfully landed at a predetermined site in northern China at 1:49 pm (Beijing Time) Friday. The vehicle was in orbit ...
17 December 2020
Chang'e 5 probe returns to Earth with Moon rocks
China's most sophisticated and challenging space adventure – the Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission – ended successfully early Thursday morning with its cargo of lunar rocks and dust landing on the grasslands in northern China. The China National Space...
