08 May 2020
China's prototype spacecraft lands successfully on Earth
..., the unnamed space capsule is the successor to China's Shenzhou spacecraft; the country’s workhorse transport vehicle for...determine what went wrong. The otherwise triumphant return of China’s prototype spacecraft marks an important step in the ...
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 ...
05 June 2019
A first for China as it demonstrates new sea-launch capabilities
... 2 metres in diameter, is designed and built by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and is the only solid-fuel...by Li Tongyu, Long March 11's project manager according to China News. Tongyu has reportedly said that more sea-based missions ...
25 June 2021
China announces plans to build a base on Mars starting in 2033
... first crewed mission to Mars to start construction on a martian base, said Wang Xiaojun, head of the state-owned China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, at a recent space conference in Russia. Speaking via a virtual link to outline plans at the...
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...
17 June 2021
China's astronauts arrive at new space station
... the core module" of the Tiangong station, said the China Manned Space Agency, as state TV showed live footage. ...missions – four of which will be crewed – needed to complete China’s first full-fledged space station. Construction began in April with ...
