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China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...
RUWITCH: The space program is a huge point of pride for China and much more. In this propaganda clip from early 2013, Chinese leader XI Jinping, who had just taken office, describes how he sees ...
China’s lunar ambitions have evolved from symbolic flag planting to a systematic push for permanent space infrastructure.
Sun Wei, deputy chief designer of the manned space program's landing site system, said that China is building more ground TT&C (telemetry, tracking and command) stations and developing TT&C satellites ...
Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading As we come to the end of 2023, it is an apt time to revisit China’s priorities for its space program. In President Xi Jinping’s speech at ...
Explore China's ambitious space program and its impact on global power dynamics. From historical origins at Caltech to leading-edge missions, discover how China aims to outpace US space efforts by ...
China’s space program is advancing rapidly, but at what cost? From uncontrolled rocket debris to hazardous propellants, explore the successes and controversies behind China’s space race.
China's space program plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, a top official with the country's space program said Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ...
Yang Liwei, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program, unveils China's moon-landing spacesuit on September 28, 2024 in the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing.
China began its crewed space program in the early 1990s, later than the United States and Russia did, and had periods of rocky development and long delays.
China built its own space station after being excluded from the International Space Station, largely due to the United States’ concerns over the program’s complete control by the People’s ...
China has launched its Tianwen-2 mission, dispatching a spacecraft to gather samples from an asteroid near to Mars. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) anticipates that this mission will ...