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Suits For Shenzhou Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 05, 2008 
In the last months before China's first spacewalk, facts about the mission are slowly trickling out. China has been coy about releasing precise information on the spacesuit to be used or the tethering system to be used for the spacewalker. Other details, such as the number of astronauts who will be exposed to vacuum in the orbital module, are also hard to find in official statements. ... read more |
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China Launches New Space Tracking Ship To Serve Shenzhou VII
Shanghai (XNA) Apr 15, 2008China launched a new space tracking ship on Saturday, expected to serve the Shenzhou VII spacewalk mission scheduled for autumn, said a spokesman of the maritime space surveying and controlling operation. The new space tracking ship was the sister ship of the Yuanwang-5, which was put into use in September, said the spokesman, adding the two vessels would play a key role in the Shenzhou VII miss ... more Three Rocketeers For Shenzhou 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 09, 2008In just a few months, China's Shenzhou 7 spacecraft will lift off on a mission to perform China's first spacewalk. The mission is exciting, but the media silence is deafening. We know almost nothing about the spacesuit, or how the astronaut will be connected to his spacecraft. Trying to work out what's happening behind closed doors requires a bit of deductive reasoning. In my previous 2008 ... more China's space development can pose military threat: Japan 
Tokyo (AFP) March 26, 2008A Japanese defence ministry think-tank has warned that China's space programme could pose a military threat to other countries. The review, released on Thursday, also said China is likely to continue its space development programme "as a vital means of achieving military competitiveness against the United States." "The organisations engaged in China's space development have strong ties ... more Cassini Tastes Organic Material At Saturn's Geyser Moon 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008NASA's Cassini spacecraft tasted and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close flyby on March 12. Scientists are amazed that this tiny moon is so active, "hot" and brimming with water vapor and organic chemicals. New heat maps of the surface show higher temperatures than previously known in the south polar region, with hot ... more Brazil To Deepen Space Cooperation With China 
Brasilia, Brazil (XNA) Mar 27, 2008The newly sworn-in head of the Brazilian Space Agency (BSA) Carlos Ganem said Tuesday that Brazil cherishes the ties with China and will deepen cooperation with China in the field of space technology. Ganem made the remarks during his inauguration ceremony. A technical expert who engaged in the first negotiations on the China-Brazil satellite cooperation program, he said the project is an ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 09, 2008China will launch in May a second meteo satellite to ensure more precise weather forecasts during the Beijing Olympic Games set to open on August 8, the Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The new satellite, Fengyun-3, has a bigger payload than its predecessors and will provide medium-range weather forecasts for up to 10 to 15 days. It will replace the FY-1D weather satellite launched ... more First China Spacewalk On Course For October 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2008China is planning to conduct its first spacewalk in October from a Shenzhou VII spacecraft, senior space engineers said Wednesday. They also said a research team had been set up to conduct a feasibility study for a space station. Wang Yongzhi, former chief designer of China's Manned Space Program, said the launch date had originally been scheduled for after the Olympics (Aug 8 to 24) and ... more China Kicks Off New Space Launch Center Project 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2008The State Council of China has greenlighted the construction of a new space launch center in the southern island province of Hainan and the project has been kicked off, said a top provincial official on Thursday. The launch center, the fourth in China, is expected to complete in five years, Wei Liucheng, Secretary of Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, told ... more Breaking The Silence On Shenzhou
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 04, 2008In less than nine months, China will probably take the next step in its human spaceflight program. The mission of Shenzhou 7 will produce China's first spacewalk, along with an extended mission involving three astronauts on the spacecraft. Shenzhou 7 promises to be China's greatest achievement in human spaceflight to date, aside from the historical significance of China's first human space ... more China's New Carrier Rocket To Debut In 2014 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 04, 2008China's new generation of carrier rocket, the Long March 5, with a maximum payload capacity of 25 tons, will come into use in 2014, said an official with the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology on Sunday. The rockets will be made in Tianjin and launched in Hainan, said Liang Xiaohong, vice president of the academy and a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political ... more |
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Beijing (XNA) Feb 22, 2008China has passed initial ground tests for its Shenzhou VII spaceship airlock module and an extravehicular spacesuit, Thursday's China daily quoted a top scientist as saying. "Both the airlock module and the extravehicular spacesuit passed the tests, which simulated the zero-gravity environment of space," said Yang Baohua, head of the China Academy of Space Technology. "This boosts our conf ... more China set to launch record number of spacecraft in 2008: report 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 19, 2008China will launch a record number of spacecraft this year, state media reported Tuesday, amid a rise in tensions among world powers over the militarisation of space. China plans to send up more than 10 missions this year, said Yang Baohua, head of the China Academy of Space Technology, according to the China Daily. "China's space technology has entered a new stage. The design and manufacture ... more Chinese Taikonaut Dismisses Environment Worries About New Space Launch Center
Haikou, China (XNA) Jan 28, 2008Yang Liwei, China's first taikonaut, the Chinese term for astronaut, on Saturday dismissed worries about the environmental effects of a new space launch center to be built in the island province of Hainan, saying the launches will be non-toxic and do no harm to the local ecology. Yang, who is visiting the tropical island, said space and environment authorities had researched the impact of ... more China May Broadcast First Taikonaut Spacewalk Live 
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 26, 2008China may broadcast its first ever spacewalk live when it launches its third manned space mission later this year, state media reported Friday. The spacewalk is expected to be carried out by the crew of the Shenzhou VII spacecraft, rocketing into orbit some time late this year, Xinhua news agency said. "The Shenzhou VII spacecraft is capable of live-broadcasting the walk," Yuan Jie, presid ... more China To Boost Civil Industrialization With Xian Base 
Xi'an, China (XNA) Jan 21, 2008China is constructing a civil aerospace center in the Shaanxi Province capital, a further move to step up its industrialization of the sector following the launch of the initial Shanghai base last year. The National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base of Xi'an, set to cover 23 square km, will focus on developing satellites, new materials, energies, IT and other technologies for the benefit of ... more
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