06 April 2016
Crude oil launched into space today to study Earth's depths
Оnboard China’s SJ-10 satellite and launching today from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) site in the Gobi desert – are containers of a substance not usually associated with typical advanced spacefaring ...
16 September 2016
China launches its second space lab 'Tiangong 2' into orbit
... two astronauts, roared into the skies from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China’s northwestern Gobi Desert on the back ..., with a core module of the space station to be launched by China around 2018 said Zhou Jianping, chief engineer of China...
04 September 2020
China announces launch of a reusable experimental spacecraft
... eagle-eyed enthusiasts studying ESA Sentinel satellite data, noted what appeared to be modifications to a tower at China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It was rumoured further that this was to allow a launch with a payload wider than a standard...
17 December 2020
Chang'e 5 probe returns to Earth with Moon rocks
... kilometres above the ground. After landing safely on snow-covered grasslands, Recovery personnel sent from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center soon were soon on hand to retrieve the capsule. During Chang'e 5's two days on the Moon, it collected two...
