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Shenzhou VII Research Crew Ready To Set Out For Launch Center Beijing (XNA) Jul 02, 2008
The research team that developed Shenzhou VII, China's third manned space launch, will start final testing after arriving at a northwestern satellite launch center in a few days, said a space mission official here on Tuesday. The research and development team of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) will set out for the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in early July, said ... read more |
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China's Shot Heard Around The Galaxy
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2008China's counterspace program - punctuated by the January 2007 successful test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite weapon - poses dangers to human space flight and puts at risk the assets of all space faring nations. --U .S. Department of Defense. The United States unquestionably holds the strategic high ground of space today. What is very much in question, however, is who will hold that ... more A Better Focus On Shenzhou
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 25, 2008Information on the upcoming Shenzhou 7 has been gradually improving in recent months. It's like watching a badly focused image gradually sharpen, while we looked at some imprecise details and wondered exactly what we were seeing. In my previous article, "Two Suits for Shenzhou", I explained that while some details were clearer, China needed to say more about the basic mission plan. Now, we ... more Gallup Poll Shows Americans Unconcerned About China Space Program
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 19, 2008As America prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of NASA later this year, a new Gallup Poll shows strong support for the U.S. Space Exploration Program. The most recent poll, conducted in May 2008, is the latest in a series of four polls commissioned by the Coalition for Space Exploration in an effort to better understand the extent of support and public attitudes toward America's ... more Chinese company develops 'UFO': report
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2008A Chinese company has developed a prototype flying saucer that can hover in the air and be controlled remotely from afar, state press said Tuesday. The aircraft is 1.2 metres (four feet) in diameter and is able to take off and land vertically and hover at an altitude of up to 1,000 metres (yards), Xinhua news agency said. The unmanned disc is driven by a propeller and can be controlled ... more China manned space flight set for October: state media
Beijing (AFP) June 12, 2008The launch of China's third manned space flight, the Shenzhou VII, with a crew of three "taikonauts" has been set for October, state media reported Thursday. A short-list of six "taikonauts" or astronauts had already been selected for the flight and would be whittled down to a crew of three before the October launch, Xinhua news agency said, citing a spokesman for the mission. "One member ... more |
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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 China Approves Second-Phase Lunar Probe Program
Beijing (XNA) Mar 27, 2008China's State Council, the cabinet, has approved the country's second-phase lunar probe program, the Beijing Times reported on Wednesday. It cited Luan Enjie, the director-in-chief of the China Moon-orbiting Program. "We are organizing people to make detailed plans for the program," Luan told a conference on Tuesday. He also said that investment in the second phase would exceed that for ... more |
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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 China plans first spacewalk in 2008
Beijing (UPI) Mar 03, 2008A Chinese space official said China is preparing for the manned space program's first spacewalk later this year. Xinhua, China's state-run news service, said Chinese astronauts would be aboard the Shenzhou VII spacecraft when it is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu. Along with the spacewalk, the mission will include the release of a ... more China To Carry Out First Spacewalk In Late 2008
Beijing (XNA) Feb 29, 2008China plans to carry out its first spacewalk in second half of the year, an official of the nation's manned space program said here on Thursday. The Shenzhou VII spacecraft will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu latein the year and the astronauts will leave their spacecraft for the first time, the official told Xinhua. The spacecraft ... more
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