22 January 2018
Quantum-enabled satellite passes key tests
... at an altitude of ~500 km, Micius has recently been used as a trusted relay point to transmit a secret key created between China and Europe at locations separated up to 7600 km on Earth. These keys are then used for intercontinental quantum-secured...
10 December 2018
First far side of the Moon mission underway
... weeks time. This first-ever surface mission to this unexplored region lifted off on 8 December at 18:23 GMT/2:23 a.m. local China time. Chang’e 4 is comprised of a static lander and a 140 kilogram, six-wheeled rover with a lifespan of three months...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
...-2 or COVID-19), which first broke out in Wuhan, China, and spread to every continent except Antarctica. Despite the... prone to downplay outbreaks. In the current pandemic, China withheld crucial information that may have been instrumental in ...
May 2025
A time zone for the Moon
... on the Moon for future missions to Mars. In 2023, China announced its intention to send its first manned mission to the ...eliminate any navigation errors and related incidents based on time. China is among the lead countries seeking to place its own...
June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
...Delta IV and Atlas V respectively, are being finalised. If China can access the commercial launch market, it could compete with ...“lighter launches” category. In Russia, Europe, India, China and Japan, government-owned satellites will be launched by ...
July 2021
A shared vision for space exploration
...the only ones in the neighbourhood, as other countries, such as China and Russia, are also planning lunar exploration programmes. A view ...’t the only player in the game. Other nations - China chief among them - are planning their own operations, and...
