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Robotic telescope built by China and Thailand put into operationKunming, China (XNA) Jan 07, 2016 A robotic 70 cm telescope built jointly by China and Thailand has been put into operation in southwest China's Yunnan Province, a local scientist said Wednesday. The telescope, which was installed at an observation station at Yunnan Observatory in Lijiang city, was completed last December, said Qian Shengbang, a research fellow with the observatory. At low latitudes, Lijiang enjoys high atmospheric transparency. "[This means] the telescope can help us conduct long-term monitoring of the sout ... read more |
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 Chinese rover analyzes moon rocks: First new 'ground truth' in 40 years In 2013, Chang'e-3, an unmanned lunar mission, touched down on the northern part of the Imbrium basin, one of the most prominent of the lava-filled impact basins visible from Earth. It was a b ... more | .. |
 Agreement with Chinese Space Tech Lab Will Advance Exploration Goals The Planetary Science Institute signed a cooperation agreement with Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology (Qian Xuesen Lab) to advance their mutual interests in facilitating the open-ended expa ... more | .. |
 China launches new communication satellite China on Thursday morning put a new communication satellite into orbit from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The "ChinaSat 1C" satellite was launched at 0:46 a.m. and carried ... more | .. |
 China's indigenous SatNav performing well after tests The three satellites launched this year for China's indigenous satellite navigation system are sending twice as many signals as their predecessors, said the system's designer, after completing tests ... more |
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 China launches Yaogan-29 remote sensing satellite China's Yaogan-29 remote sensing satellite was launched on Thursday at 5:24 a.m. from Taiyuan launch site in Shanxi Province, north China. The satellite will be used for experiments, land surv ... more | .. |
 China's scientific satellites to enter uncharted territory A series of scientific satellites, including one to probe dark matter, will be launched later this year and next year, said Wu Ji, director of the National Space Science Center under the Chinese Aca ... more | .. |
China to launch Dark Matter Satellite in mid-December The Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Satellite, developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is expected to be launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in mid-December. DAMP ... more | .. |
 China's satellite expo opens A satellite exposition opened on Thursday in Beijing, displaying more than 6,000 new products and academic achievements. The three-day exposition, Satellite Application China 2015, will attrac ... more |
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 China to better integrate satellite applications with Internet China will step up satellite application and its integration with emerging Internet industries to promote economic development, an official said Friday. China has built a complete aerospace in ... more | .. |
 New rocket readies for liftoff in 2016 China is preparing to launch a new-generation quick-response rocket in 2016 to seize more of the international commercial launch market, industry insiders said. The Kuaizhou-11, or Fast Vessel ... more | .. |
 China's self-developed Mars probe to be on show A model of China's Martian probe will debut at China International Industry Fair, it was announced Monday. The 17th China International Industry Fair will open on Tuesday in Shanghai, lasting ... more | .. |
 China's scientific satellites to enter uncharted territory A series of scientific satellites, including one to probe dark matter, will be launched later this year and next year, said Wu Ji, director of the National Space Science Center under the Chinese Aca ... more |
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 Could Sino-U.S. cooperation bring the Martian home? In the new Hollywood blockbuster, The Martian, U.S. astronaut Mark Watney is stranded on Mars. At a critical moment, China offers to help NASA bring him back to Earth. But can these two countries co ... more | .. |
 Declaration approved to promote Asia Pacific space cooperation A declaration on Asia-Pacific space development was approved during a forum on Tuesday, with attendees agreeing to improve peaceful multi-lateral cooperation in outer space. The forum, held by ... more | .. |
 China's first moon rover sets record for longest stay China's first lunar rover, Yutu, has been operating on the moon for almost two years, setting the record for the longest stay by a rover, according to a Chinese lunar probe scientist. Yutu was ... more | .. |
China to set up civil satellite systems by 2020 China aims to complete the construction of satellite systems for remote sensing, communications and navigation before 2020, a national plan showed Thursday. The three satellite systems should ... more |
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 The Last Tiangong In less than a year, China is expected to launch the Tiangong 2 space laboratory. Despite its name, Tiangong 2 is expected to be a small space station, just like its predecessor, Tiangong 1. With it ... more | .. |
 China aims to go deeper into space As China's exploration of the moon progresses, its space experts have begun considering going deeper into the solar system - to Mars, asteroids and Jupiter - and a manned deep-space mission. A ... more | .. |
 Latest Mars film bespeaks potential of China-U.S. space cooperation As Space film "The Martian" topped North American box office last weekend and is set to rule internationally in coming weeks, a thought-provoking plot at the end of the Hollywood blockbuster bespeak ... more | .. |
 Exhibition on "father of Chinese rocketry" opens in U.S. An exhibition, themed on the life of China's late space scientist Qian Xuesen, who is considered "Father of Chinese Rocketry," was staged in California Institute of Technology (Caltech) on Friday. ... more |
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 The First Meeting of the U.S.-China Space Dialogue Pursuant to their shared goal of advancing civil space cooperation as agreed upon in the Strategic Track of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in June 2015, the Government of the United ... more | .. |
 China's new carrier rocket succeeds in 1st trip China successfully launched a new model of carrier rocket, Long March-6, at 7:01 a.m. Sunday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. The rocket carried 20 mi ... more | .. |
 China launches new type of carrier rocket: state media China on Sunday launched a new, smaller type of rocket from its "Long March" family which will be primarily used for carrying satellites aloft, state media reported, as the country races ahead with an ambitious space programme. ... more | .. |
 Long March-2D carrier rocket blasts off in NW China China on Monday launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen-9, as part of the country's high-definition Earth observation project. Gaofen-9 was launched from the Jiuquan Sate ... more |
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