today from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced yesterday. The spaceship will carry three astronauts — Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu — to carry o...
China successfully launched a Shiyan-6 satellite on a Long March-2D carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 7:44 a.m. BJT on Sunday. The satellite has entered its preset orbit. This is the second satellite of the Shiyan-6 series and is mainly used for space environment ...
Students of Wuhan University perform at the launch ceremony of the Space Day of China in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 24, 2024. Starting in 2016, China chose April 24 as the Space Day of China to mark the launch of its first satellite "Dongfanghong-1" into space on Apr...
Chang'e-6 could signal a move from an"era of exploration" to an "era of exploitation", according to the mission's launch commander. One space scientist isn't sure that's a good idea. "Exploration is driving the science but the possibility of seeing the moon as a r...
This photo taken on Dec. 29, 2023 shows the No. 1 launch pad of Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. Construction work was completed Friday on the No. 1 launch pad of China's first commercial spacecraft launch site, in the city of Wenchang...
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying four meteorological satellites blasted off at 7:20 p.m. Beijing Time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Friday. The satellites successfully entered their designated orbit, marking the first win for China's space program in 2024. ...
Also in today's newsletter, delve into China's booming commercial space sector and learn about the new international group proposed by China at the United Nations. The initiative, launched on Tuesday during a meeting co-chaired by China and Zambia, aims to promote global cooperation in building...
(From L) Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center today. Xinhua Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze will carry out the Shen...
Today, China has conducted its first 3D printing experiment in space in a newlylaunched spacecraft, which was put into low-Earth orbit by China's Long March 5B heavy-liftcarrier rocket.Video broadcast on CCTV showed that the printer has printed a flat section of ahoneycomb-shaped(蜂巢状) st...
The combination of the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y7 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area in South China's Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province on Sunday, and will receive final tests before launch.RELATED...