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MANNED SPACE PROGRAM
China's Third Unmanned Space Flight Expected Next Month

The launch center for Shenzhou missions
Beijing (AFP) Nov 23, 2001
 China's fledgling space program will launch an unmanned test flight next month, the third in a series expected to herald a manned trip by as early as 2003, industry sources said Friday.
China Gears Up For Shenzhou-3 Launch In Coming Months
 Beijing - Nov 4, 2001
 A Chinese space official reiterated the national pursuit of manned spaceflight while news of prelaunch activities of Shenzhou-3 (SZ-3) surfaced again recently.
Ambitious Space Effort Challenges China In Next Five Years
 Beijing - Sept. 18, 2001
 China could launch 35 or more science and application satellites in the next five years, Xinhua News Agency reported September 6. At the 2001 China Western Forum which was held in Xi'an in the central Shaanxi Province, Deputy General Manager of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Hu Hongfu said that the company would design, develop and launch different types of satellites, totalling to 35, in this period.
Shenzhou-2 Orbital Module Set To Re-enter After Nine-Month Mission
 Beijing - August 22, 2001
 The Shenzhou-2 Orbital Module is dropping in altitude rapidly and may reenter this Friday (Aug. 24). The Orbital Information Group (OIG) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has been monitoring the orbital module and providing regular updates on its expected reentry time.
  • Shenzhou-2 Demonstrates Growing Capability For China's Space Program
  • China Targets Late 2002 For Launch of First Yuhangyuans
  • China Says Shenzhou Okay:
    Orbital Module Operational
  • Shenzhou-2 Comes Down To Earth
  • China Denies Problems With Shenzhou Despite News Blackout
  • China Opens 21st Century With Shenzhou-2
  • Shenzhou-2 Launch Report
  • China Launches Unmanned Space Test Flight
  • Second Shenzhou Spacecraft Launch Imminent
  • Cobwebs On The Launchpad
  • Shenzhou-2 Delayed Until 2001
  • China's Plans Beyond Shenzhou
  • China Eyes Manned Space Flight While Expanding international Launch Services
  • Shenzhou: A Model Program
  • China Pushing Ahead With Plans To Put Its Astronauts In Space
  • Waiting for Shenzhou
  • China Reiterates Goals For Human Spaceflight, Lunar and Mars Exploration
  • China To Exhibit Shenzhou For World Space Week

    • EARTH OBSERVATION
    China Plans Six MetSats By 2008
     Beijing - Sept. 5, 2001
     China plans to mount an ambitious effort to launch six additional Fengyun weather satellites over the next six years.
    Taiwan "Borrows" Israeli Satellite During Overpasses
     Taipei (AFP) Aug 12, 2001
     Taiwan ability to eavesdrop on China has been boosted by access to an Israeli spy satellite, it was reported Sunday. Taiwan's military intelligence is now partly plugged into the EROS-1 (Earth Resource Observation Satellite) which transmits photos with two meters (6.6 feet) in resolution, the United Daily News said.
  • China To Launch Micro Imaging Birds
  • China Moves Towards New Generation Of Weather Birds
  • China, Brazil Continue Remote Sensing Cooperation
  • Ziyuan-2 Launch Team Honoured; Mission Remains Guarded

    • COMMERCIAL SPACE
    China Eyes New Spaceport and Bigger Rockets
     Beijing (AFP) Feb. 6, 2001
     A senior Chinese space official told a space forum in Beijing a new spaceport in southern China's coastal regions would provide easier access and a better safety environment than existing sites. The official added China would also need to build heavy lifters to support its manned space program and a future space station.
  • Beijing Backs Commercial Space Push
  • China's Satellite Industry Faces Crisis Due To Lack Of Funds
  • Latest Chinese Launch Leaves Debris In Local Village

    • MILITARY SPACE
    Chinese Sees Threat and Betrayal In US Arms Sales To Taiwan
     Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2001
     China's anger over US sales of military hardware to Taiwan reveals deep frustration at its inability to gain the upper hand over the island and anger at perceived US betrayals of previous commitments, analysts said Wednesday
    Shenzhou Enjoys Growing Political Support
     Sydney - Jan. 12, 2000
     After a lengthy delay and a regular series of false starts, China has finally moved ahead with its enigmatic Shenzhou program. Many questions are being raised about this second vehicle, but after waiting so long for this mission to take place, the most obvious question that could be raised is why China decided to launch now.
    China Eyes Anti-Satellite System
     Hong Kong - Jan. 8, 2000
     China is quietly developing an antisatellite (ASAT) system which has recently completed ground testing, a local newspaper reported last Friday (Jan. 5).
  • China Completes First Satellite Navigation System
  • First Chinese Navsat In Operation

    • BEYOND EARTH
    Double Star Update For European Scientists
     Paris (ESA) Sept. 27, 2001
     Important steps towards the realisation of a unique East-West collaboration were taken during a recent visit to Beijing by European scientists and engineers. During the week of 10-14 September, representatives from ESA and 10 European instrument teams took the opportunity to renew acquaintance with engineers working on the Double Star mission.
    Chinese Scientist Envisages Moon City In Early 21st Century
     Beijing - October 23, 2000
     By the year 2020 explorers and pioneers will gradually set up a permanent and self-sufficient lunar community writes Chinese academic Ouyang Ziyuan in a newly published book titled "Academicians Envisioning the 21st Century".
  • Chinese Scientist Denies Moon Landing Plan
  • Chinese Robots To Land On Moon Before Yuhangyuan
  • China To Develop New Rockets For Moon Missions

    • SPACE.WIRE