22 July 2020
China's first Mars rover set to launch tomorrow
... global and extensive survey of the entire planet,” which China hopes will be achieved with the 13 scientific payloads packed..., one of whom is Wan Weixing, chief scientist of China’s Mars exploration program who unfortunately passed away in May after...
14 April 2017
The Development and Prospect of China's Space Activities, the importance of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group, and the Role of African Space Nations in Global Space Exploration at GLEX 2017
... and social development. This plenary will bring together distinguished experts from local and abroad to introduce China’s developments in major space program, including manned spaceflight, lunar exploration, the Beidou Navigation System and high...
19 July 2019
China's Tiangong-2 space lab to deorbit today
...tools and perform experiments. The lab also helped China demonstrate its ability to perform its first in-space...of this bus-sized station is going to fall. Although the China National Space Administration did not specify when exactly it would be coming...
23 November 2020
China's lunar sample return mission to launch tonight
...am (local time). The sixth mission in the Chang'e program, China’s 8.2-metric ton Chang'e 5 has four components; an orbiter, lander... of a science and research base on the lunar surface. China is also pushing ahead with its orbital station, a project ...
11 June 2021
China unveils new Mars images, and prepares to launch first astronauts to space station
...ceremony in Beijing today, Zhang Rongqiao, chief designer of China's first Mars exploration mission unveiled four new images of ...experience the light-shade cycle about 16 times every day. China aims to complete the construction of its space station, ...
06 September 2021
China develops prototype for its own Mars helicopter
...Mars cruise drone” passed a final acceptance review, said officials at China’s National Space Science Center (NSSC) last week. The drone, ... the Perseverance science team. Few details about what China’s own Mars’ helicopter will be equipped with have...
