JIUQUAN, April 24 (Xinhua) — The Shenzhou-17 crew in China\’s space station have repaired the core module\’s solar wings, which had been damaged by space debris, through two spacewalks during the count
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Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship ready for launch
JIUQUAN, April 23 (Xinhua) — The Shenzhou-18 crewed space mission completed its last joint practice before launch and the system-wide airtightness check on Tuesday.
The rocket and spacecraft have com
China prepares for next manned mission
China\’s next manned mission, the Shenzhou XVIII, is scheduled to be launched in the coming days to transport three astronauts to the Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
Rocket sends Queqiao 2 relay satellite to lunar orbit
The relay satellite Queqiao 2 and the Long March 8 carrier rocket are vertically transferred to the launch area of the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province on Sunday. [Photo/Xinhua]
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Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site under construction
A worker works at the construction site of the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China\’s Hainan Province, March 6, 2024. Construction of the Hainan commercial spacecraft laun
India unveils astronaut-designates for its 1st human spaceflight
NEW DELHI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — The Indian government on Tuesday unveiled four Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots as astronaut-designates for the South Asian nation\’s first human spaceflight mission with th
U.S. private lunar lander lands on moon
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — U.S. company Intuitive Machines\’ first lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, marking the first American spacecraft to land on the lunar surface in more than
China\’s Queqiao-2 scheduled for launch in first half of 2024
BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — China\’s Queqiao-2, a relay satellite for communications between the far side of the moon and Earth, is scheduled for launch in the first half of this year, the China Nation
China\’s cargo craft Tianzhou-7 docks with space station combination
This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Jan. 18, 2024 shows China\’s cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-7 docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong.(Xinhua/Li Jie)
Rocket arrives at launch site for Tianzhou-7 cargo mission
WENCHANG, Hainan, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — The Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket, tasked with sending China\’s space station cargo craft Tianzhou-7 into orbit, was transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch