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NASA chief ready to work with China on space exploration Tokyo (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 
NASA is ready to cooperate with China in space exploration, the head of the US agency said Tuesday, as Beijing aims to send a manned mission to the moon by around 2020. "I am perfectly willing, if that's the direction that comes to me, to engage the Chinese in trying to make them a partner in any space endeavour. I think they're a very capable nation," NASA chief Charles Bolden said. ... read moreChina To Launch Research Satellite In Near Future 
Beijing, China (XNA) Nov 12, 2009China will launch a scientific research satellite into space in the near future from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province, a spokesman with the center said Wednesday. The satellite, "Shijian XI-01," would be carried by a China-developed Long March 2C rocket, he said. Both the satellite and the rocket were in good condition and preparations were ... more
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China's military making strides in space: US general
Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2009China's military has made dramatic progress in space over the past decade and the goals of its program remain unclear, a top American general said on Tuesday. Citing Beijing's advances in space, General Kevin Chilton, head of US Strategic Command, said it was crucial to cultivate US-China military relations to better understand China's intentions. "With regard to China's capabilities ... more China's military making strides in space: US general 
Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2009China's military has made dramatic progress in space over the past decade and the goals of its program remain unclear, a top American general said on Tuesday. Citing Beijing's advances in space, General Kevin Chilton, head of US Strategic Command, said it was crucial to cultivate US-China military relations to better understand China's intentions. "With regard to China's capabilities ... more 'Father of China space programme' dies: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2009Qian Xuesen, the man widely regarded as the father of China's nuclear missile and space programmes, has died at the age of 98, state-run Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. Qian was born in the eastern city of Hangzhou but left the country in 1935 for studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. He later served as director of the Jet Propulsion laboratory at th ... more China's Fourth Satellite Launch Center To Be Built In Hainan 
Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 30, 2009A new satellite launch center is now under construction near Wenchang in China's southernmost island province of Hainan. Once completed, it will be the country's fourth satellite launch centre and replace the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre (XSLC) for geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and other space launch missions. Yang Yong has more. Covering 20 square kilometers, the Wenchang Satellite Launch ... more |
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China Begins New Space Center Construction
Wenchang, China (XNA) Sep 15, 2009China on Monday began construction of its new space launch center in Wenchang City, on the northeast coast of the tropical island province of Hainan, which is scheduled to be completed by 2013. The Hainan Space Satellite Launch Center, the fourth and the lowest latitude one in China, only 19 degrees north of the equator, would allow China to take part in more international commercial space ... more China breaks ground on new space launch centre: state media
Beijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2009China began the construction of its fourth space launch centre Monday as the nation gears up for future manned space flights aboard a new generation of carrier rockets, state media reported. Work started on the Wenchang Space Satellite Launch Centre on southern Hainan island, which will become China's first coastal launching pad when completed in 2013, the Hainan Daily reported. ... more Rocket Hiccup No Jam-Up For China 
Xichang, China (SPX) Sep 03, 2009The failure to put a satellite into orbit earlier this week is only one bump on a long road of successes, said a space expert. The setback occurred Monday when the third stage of a Chinese-made rocket failed to fire, causing the Indonesian telecom satellite Palapa D that it was carrying to miss its orbit. The rocket, called the Long March 3B, was launched at the Xichang Satellite Lau ... more China To Begin Construction Of Orbital Space Station In 2020 
Beijing, China (RIA Novosti) Sep 01, 2009China will begin the construction of its own orbital space station in 2020, the Sina news service said on Monday, citing a top official with the country's manned spaceflight program. Gu Yidong said that China would sent two or three space labs into orbit in 2010-2015, while the basic module of the space station is to be orbited by 2020. The spacecrafts will "form the basic orbital ... more |
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