14 June 2019
First experiments on Chinese Space Station announced
...Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) and announced at this ... daily life and work or 6 during crew rotation can be accommodated. China is not the only nation with plans to establish its own off-world...
23 August 2021
BRICS to set up remote-sensing satellite network
... BRICS nations to realize it, the statement said. The network will consist of several operational satellites, including China's CBERS 4 and Gaofen 6, as well as India's Resourcesat-2. Ground stations in Brazil's Cuiaba, India's Shadnagar-Hyderabad...
02 December 2019
Chang'e 4 relay satellite now a radio telescope
...on the far side of the Moon is now the Netherlands-China Low Frequency Explorer (NCLE); a prototype radio telescope with ...said Eric Bertels from the antenna manufacturer ISISpace who was in China last week to prepare the unfolding of the antennas. The...
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 ...
28 December 2020
First piece of the Chinese Space Station is set to launch in 2021
... a space mission or performs an extravehicular activity (EVA). After launching the core module next year, Jianping said China will launch the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou-12 crewed spacecraft one after another. The...
01 January 2020
What has been in 2019 and what is to come in 2020!
.... Just as Chang’e 4 kick started the fourth phase of China's lunar exploration program, the nation laid out its plans for ... of making the 2020 launch window. Also in late July, China has plans to send its Mars Global Sensing Remote Orbiter Huoxing-1...