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Spectacular Liftoff Thrusts China’s First Rover ‘Yutu’ to the Moon
Liftoff of China’s first ever lunar rover on Dec. 2 local Beijing time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China.…
Inspiration Mars Wants To Work With NASA To Get To The Red Planet
CORRECTION: This article has been updated after more information was received from Inspiration Mars. Tito was highlighting other countries' interest…
China Plans To Open Doors To Foreign Astronauts: Report
China's human spaceflight program may soon be opening the door to foreign astronauts. The Asian nation has so far been…
China’s Shenzhou-10 Crew Returns to Earth
China successfully completed its longest human space mission as the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft and its crew of two men and one…
China’s Shenzhou-9 and Crew Return to Earth
China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and its three-member crew has returned to Earth with a jarring, rolling ground landing in Inner Mongolia…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 21, 2012
In this edition of the Weekly Space Hangout, we welcome a new participant: Mike Wall, senior writer at Space.com. We…
Shenzhou-9 Crew Docks and Enters Chinese Spacelab
The crew of the Chinese Shenzhou-9 spacecraft docked today with the Tiangong-1 mini-spacelab and the three taikonauts entered the small…
China to Send Its First Woman to Space on June 16
China will launch a three-person crew on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 10:37 UTC (6:37 a.m. EDT) on board a…
Upcoming First Human Mission to Chinese Space Station May Include Female Taikonaut
[/caption] The Chinese government has announced they will launch three taikonauts sometime in mid-June 2012, on the first manned mission…
Going to the Moon? Don’t Touch the Historical Artifacts, NASA Says
[/caption] Don’t say you haven’t been warned. NASA put out an official document today specifying how close any future spacecraft…