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China launches Shenzhou-22 early for stranded space station crew
Beijing (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 China conducted an urgent unmanned spacecraft launch on Tuesday, after damage to a previous mission's return capsule left the crew on its space station without a means of getting back to Earth. The Long March-2F rocket carrying Shenzhou-22 lifted off shortly after midday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed. Recent Shenzhou missions have been used to crew China's Tiangong space station, exchanging teams of three astronauts every ... read more |
Successful launch preparations underway for Shenzhou XXII resupply missionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 China is preparing to launch the unmanned Shenzhou XXII spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia, the China Manned Space Agency has announced. The agency confirmed ... more
China supports private space firms to expand global reachTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 China's space agency has issued an action plan that encourages commercial space companies to increase international partnerships and participate in global projects over the next two years. The ... more
Beijing space lab targets orbital data centers for AI eraTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 28, 2025 An institute in Beijing plans to launch its first high-computing-power experimental satellites by late 2025 or early 2026 as part of a wider effort to move intensive data processing into orbit while ... more
China returns research samples from space station to Earth for studyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 China's space station has delivered 46.67 kilograms of scientific samples from 26 experiments for analysis on Earth, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) un ... more |
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China sends youngest astronaut, mice to space stationJiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 A crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's youngest-ever, docked early Saturday at the Tiangong space station, accompanied by four lab mice. ... more
China's latest astronaut trio dock at Tiangong Space StationJiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 A crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's youngest-ever, docked early Saturday at the Tiangong space station, accompanied by four lab mice. ... more
China aims to lead international space science with new discoveriesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 China is rapidly evolving from a user of space technology into a key driver of global scientific discovery, according to Wang Chi, academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of its ... more
China set to launch Shenzhou XXI crewed missionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Preparations are underway at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for the launch of the Shenzhou XXI crewed spaceship, which will take place soon according to the China Manned Space Agency. The ... more
China expands space capabilities with new lunar and deep space milestonesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 China has recorded a series of landmark achievements in its ongoing quest for space exploration, spanning its crewed space station program, lunar far-side sample return, and interplanetary missions. ... more |
China marks milestone 600th Long March rocket launch
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
Chinese astronauts complete fourth spacewalk of Shenzhou XX missionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 Crew members aboard the Shenzhou XX spacecraft carried out their fourth extravehicular activity, completing critical tasks outside the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency reported. ... more |
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Constellations of Power: Smart Dragon-3 and the Geopolitics of China's Space StrategyBudapest, Hungary (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 On 9 September 2025, a Smart Dragon-3 rocket roared to life off the coast of Rizhao City, in eastern China's Shandong Province, carrying 11 Geely-05 satellites into orbit. Conducted from a maritime ... more
China advances lunar program with Long March 10 ignition testBeijing, China (SPX) Sep 12, 2025 China has conducted the second ignition trial of its new heavy-lift Long March 10 rocket, marking a significant step toward future crewed lunar missions. The test took place Friday at 3 pm at ... more
Chinese astronauts expand science research on orbiting space stationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 Shenzhou 20 astronauts - Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie - are pushing forward with wide-ranging scientific experiments and technology tests aboard China's space station, advancing knowledge a ... more
China planning for a trillion-dollar deep space economy by 2040Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 The global deep space economy could expand into a trillion-dollar market by 2040, with growth centered on energy, internet, tourism, and cultural creativity, according to insights shared at the thir ... more
AI assistant supports Chinese space station astronautsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2025 The crew of China's Tiangong space station recently conducted their third spacewalk with the help of a new artificial intelligence system named Wukong AI, marking the first use of a large-scale AI m ... more |
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