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China launches mission with first civilian to space station

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 30 12:16 PM

China has invested billions of dollars in its military-run space program in a push to catch up with the United States and Russia. Read more »

More space exploration for China

Alex Plavevski, EPA-EFE
Posted at May 29 07:21 PM

The Shenzhou-16 manned space flight mission is expected to be launched on May 30, and will transport three Chinese astronauts to the Tiangong space station. Read more »

China launches crewed mission to Tiangong space station

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 07:10 AM

China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station, where they will complete the country's first-ever crew handover in orbit. Read more »

China to launch spaceship with astronauts to complete space station

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 29 04:19 PM

China will launch a spaceship Tuesday night carrying three astronauts on a mission to complete the nation's first space station and begin its operations. Read more »

China complains to US about Elon Musk’s satellites

Ben Zhao, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Dec 29 01:34 PM

SpaceX’s Starlink satellites have twice approached the Tiangong in orbit, prompting avoidance maneuvers. Chinese side has complained to UN, while SpaceX says its satellites are equipped to avoid collisions. Read more »

Astronaut becomes first Chinese woman to spacewalk

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 12:23 PM

Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space as her team completed a six-hour stint outside the Tiangong space station. Read more »

China space program hit by coronavirus outbreak

Jack Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 21 01:18 PM

The coronavirus outbreak in northern China has hit the country’s space program, halting development of a rocket to launch satellites into orbit, according to the state-backed company behind the project. Read more »

Chinese astronauts arrive at space station

Jing Xuan Teng, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 09:45 AM

China’s Shenzhou 13 spacecraft left Earth at 12.24am on Saturday, taking its three-person crew – including the country’s second female astronaut – to spend the next 6 months assembling the Tiangong space station. Read more »

China prepares second crew for longer space mission

William Zheng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 08 01:45 PM

Shenzhou 13 spacecraft is expected to be launched from the Gobi Desert in the early hours of October 16, according to sources. The 3 astronauts on board will include a woman – 41-year-old Wang Yaping – and they will spend 6 months at Tiangong. Read more »

China delays next mission to Tiangong space station

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Oct 02 09:56 AM

Two sources familiar with China’s manned space program said the launch date of Shenzhou 13 spacecraft, initially scheduled for Sunday, had now been pushed back to a 'later date in October.' Read more »

Xi affirms importance of China’s space ambitions

Laura Zhou and William Zheng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 18 10:10 AM

Chinese eyes were on the skies this week, with the safe return of its three astronauts after 90 days on board the Tiangong space station on Friday, and a tour on Wednesday of the PLA’s primary satellite control facility by President Xi Jinping, who said space was an important asset that needed to be managed well. Read more »

China ready to launch first crew to new space station

Ludovic Ehret and Poornima Weerasekara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 15 11:57 AM

The first crew for China's new space station prepared to blast off this week for the latest step in Beijing's ambitious program to establish itself as a space power. Read more »

China successfully launches cargo resupply spacecraft

Reuters
Posted at May 30 11:47 AM

China on Saturday successfully launched an automated cargo resupply spacecraft to rendezvous with an orbiting module, in the second of a series of missions needed to complete its first permanent space station. Read more »

China postpones launch of cargo spacecraft supplying Tiangong Space Station

Liu Zhen in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 20 01:18 PM

Tianzhou 2 craft was supposed to launch from Hainan, loaded with fuel, parts, equipment and life supplies to sustain astronauts. The new launch time ‘will be determined later’, Xinhua reports. Read more »

China launches first module for new space station

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 01:59 PM

China launched the first module of its "Heavenly Palace" space station on Thursday, a milestone in Beijing's ambitious plan to establish a permanent human presence in space. Read more »

Chinese space station could end US space supremacy, says NASA chief

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 24 11:46 AM

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine told lawmakers Wednesday it was crucial for the US to maintain a presence in Earth's orbit after the International Space Station is decommissioned so that China does not gain a strategic advantage.   Read more »