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Super Secret X-37B Nears One Year In Orbit Doing ???
After nearly a year in orbit, speculation still abounds as to the X-37B spacecraft's true purpose, and what its been…
‘Space Class’ Among Aims of Chinese Taikonauts Who Left Earth Today
Riding atop a fiery Long March rocket, three taikonauts blasted off from Earth today (June 11) to kick off an…
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…
Big Sunspot; Little Chinese Space Station
[/caption] Astrophotographer extraordinaire Thierry Legault has made a name for himself with his images of spacecraft transiting across the face…
Shenzhou-8 lands after China’s 1st Space Docking propelling Ambitious Human Spaceflight Agenda
[/caption] China’s historic first docking mission in space ended in a complete success today (Nov. 17) following the safe landing…
China completes 2nd Docking to Space Lab and sets Path to Manned flights in 2012
[/caption] Chinese space prowess took another major leap forward today (Nov. 14) when the unmanned Shenzhou-8 capsule successfully re-docked with…
China Technology Surges Forward with Spectacular First Docking in Space
http://youtu.be/_CAvIeYO5jM Video Caption: Live Video of Shenzhou-8 and Tiangong-1 docking in Earth orbit. Photos below. Credit: CCTV commentary/CMSE China’s technological…
China launches Shenzhou-8 bound for Historic 1st Docking in Space
[/caption] China today launched the Shenzhou-8 capsule on a historic mission to accomplish the nation’s first ever docking in space…