04 November 2016
China launches new heavy-lift rocket
... metric tons to geostationary transfer orbit, says the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. Although Long March rockets...liquid oxygen, making them significantly more environmentally friendly. China's first Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket rolls ...
21 June 2016
China Looks for Space Station Collaboration through the U.N.
..., particularly developing countries, to conduct space experiments on-board China’s space station, as well as to provide flight opportunities... will change every six months. In the coming weeks, China is expected to launch the first Long March 7 rocket...
29 March 2018
China's Tiangong-1 space lab is destined for Earth, soon!
...Earth in a (possible) fiery extravaganza. The Tiangong-1 was China's first prototype space station that was launched in 2011 as...space-related craft. As of yesterday (29 March, 2018), China’s Manned Space website reports that Tiangong-1 stayed at an ...
21 September 2016
China's first space lab is heading for a crash landing
... ground or affect aviation activities, be that as it may China will continue to monitor Tiangong-1 and strengthen early warning for...lab might not burn up on re-entry, Ping highlighted China’s commitment to the plight of its plunging spacecraft, which ...
09 August 2016
Yutu, the Chinese Moon Rover, Dies on the Moon
...had also delivered the Chang'e 3 stationary lander. It was China's first landing on another celestial body, and while Yutu's mission...projected lifespan by 10 times. According to reports from China's Xinhua news agency, the rover has finally succumbed ...
19 January 2018
Chinese study proposes using lasers to clear out space debris
... of space debris removal by using space-based laser." China has not had a great track record with space debris... will be in orbit for decades, continuing to pose a threat. As China's presence in space continues to grow, so do the country's efforts to ...
