WENCHANG, Hainan, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — China\’s newly-launched Long March-5 rocket has for the first time used an 18.5-meter-long fairing, setting a new height benchmark for China\’s carrier rockets in c
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China launches new remote sensing satellite
A Long March-5 Y6 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-41, a high-orbit optical remote sensing satellite, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China\’s Hainan Province, Dec. 15, 2
China launches reusable test spacecraft
JIUQUAN, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — China successfully launched a reusable test spacecraft by a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday.
The reusa
Macao science satellites begin study of South Atlantic Anomaly
After six months of in-orbit trial operations, the Macao Science Satellite 1A and 1B satellites started formal operations on Tuesday.
Developed jointly by scientists from the Chinese mainland and Maca
China to launch Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship
The combination of Long March-2F carrier rocket and the Shenzhou-17 crewed spacecraft is vertically transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 19, 20
U.S. to launch first mission to explore metal-rich asteroid
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — NASA is scheduled to launch its Psyche mission next week, the first-ever mission to study a metal-rich asteroid.
Psyche aims to help scientists learn more about the for
Tianzhou-5 cargo craft re-enters atmosphere after completing mission
BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) — China\’s Tianzhou-5 cargo craft re-entered the atmosphere in a controlled manner at 9:13 a.m. (Beijing Time) Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
Most of t
China kicks off first crewed mission for application, development stage of its space station
China\’s Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 9:31 a.m. on May 30, sending three astronauts to t
China to complete selection of new taikonauts this year: space agency
JIUQUAN, May 29 (Xinhua) — The selection of the fourth batch of taikonauts, China\’s new generation of astronauts, is proceeding as planned and will be completed by the end of this year, the China Man
NASA, SpaceX target June 3 for next resupply mission launch
LOS ANGELES, May 26 (Xinhua) — NASA and SpaceX are targeting June 3 for the launch of next resupply services mission, the agency said on Friday.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carried on the company\’s