The name also symbolizes the innovative spirit and pursuit of discovery of China's manned space program. The two names were selected from about 9,000 proposals solicited from the public. China plans to land its astronauts on the moon before 2030 for scientific exploration. Two carrier rockets wi...
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Wednesday unveiled the names of the moon-landing spacesuit and manned lunar rover for the country's manned lunar exploration missions. The moon-landing spacesuit is named Wangyu, meaning gazing into the cosmos, and it ech...
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Wednesday unveiled the names of the moon-landing spacesuit and manned lunar rover for the country's manned lunar exploration missions. The moon-landing spacesuit is named Wangyu, meaning gazing into the cosmos, and it ech...
The name also symbolizes the innovative spirit and pursuit of discovery of China's manned space program. The two names were selected from about 9,000 proposals solicited from the public. China plans to land its astronauts on the moon before 2030 for scientific exploration. Two carrier rockets wi...
BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Saturday unveiled the names of the new vehicles for future manned lunar exploration missions. The new manned spacecraft is named Mengzhou, meaning dream vessel, which reflects the fact that the manned lunar exploration carrie...
Here is a look at of the full moon names for 2011, as well as the dates and times for peak moon observing . Unless otherwise noted, all times are for the Eastern Time Zone: Jan. 19, 4:21 p.m. EST – Full Wolf Moon:Amid the zero cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf pac...
While current efforts seem more mundane, mostly rockets launching satellites into orbit (and a visit or two to the International Space Station), there is still the goal of exploration and, in the case ofVirgin Galactic(NASDAQ:SPCE), creating a cottage industry out of space tourism....
This photo, tweeted out by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Jan. 29, 2015, shows personnel painting on the name of the company's first spaceport drone ship: "Just Read the Instructions."(Image credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX) The robotic ships that serve as landing platforms for SpaceX rockets now hav...
Space names for girls have built-in adventure and other-worldly beauty. See which space sweetheart rockets to the top of your name list. Girl Names That Mean Moon for Your Little Lunar Lady//73 names Few names shine as brightly as those with moon ties. See our collection of girl names ...
ROCKETS (Aeronautics)TERRORISM -- FranceThis section offers miscellaneous news briefs. It notes that Amazon chief executive officer (CEO) Jeff Bezos has released a video of the successful launch of the reusable rocket built by his space travel company, Blue Origin. It cites that a British woman...