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China's military making strides in space: US general Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2009 
China'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 ... read moreChina'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
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'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 China to help Bolivia launch satellite by 2013 
La Paz (AFP) Oct 23, 2009Bolivia signed a memorandum of understanding Friday with Chinese officials for the construction and launch of a communications satellite. President Evo Morales said the 300-million-dollar satellite, whose design is set to be completed by March 2010, would be named after Tupac Katari, a Bolivian indigenous leader who fought against Spanish colonial rule. A Bolivian delegation will travel ... more China Works For Mars And Moon Missions 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 20, 2009The launch of a Russian Phobos Grunt probe to Mars on October 16 has been delayed until 2011. The delay also affects China's first mission to Mars. The 240-pound Chinese Yinghou-1 spacecraft was to be mounted atop the Russian spacecraft for transport to the Martian orbit, where it was to be released before the Russian spacecraft landed on Phobos. The delay, however, gives us grounds to ... more |
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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 Russia launches China communications satellite: report
Moscow (AFP) Aug 12, 2009Russia successfully launched a Chinese communications satellite from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan overnight, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday. The AsiaSat-5 satellite is due to detach from the Proton-M rocket at 0502 GMT Wednesday, space officials quoted by RIA Novosti said. The satellite is due to provide communications service to East and South Asian states, officials ... more China Conducts Stringent Tests Of Would-Be Spacemen 
Beijing (XNA) Aug 11, 2009No scars, no history of serious illness in the last three generations of your family, and no tooth cavities - China imposes tough standards on its future astronauts. They must be close to perfection to meet the standards set for the men and women who will lead China into outer space, Monday's China Daily reported. Officials from the No. 454 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army in ... more |
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