Core module of China’s space station to be launched in the first half of 2021
According to Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China’s manned space project, China will launch the core module Tianhe (天和, Harmony of the Heavens) of the … Read more
Chinese Chang’e-5 Moon Mission Probe touches down
The Chang’e-5 robotic mission landed on lunar soil with the aim of collecting 2kg of samples of dust and rock to bring back to Earth. … Read more
China successfully launches Long March 5 rocket, the largest carrier rocket of the country
China launched the third Long March-5, the largest carrier rocket of the country, from Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China’s Hainan Province on Friday … Read more
The Chinese lunar rover has traveled 345 meters on the hidden side of the moon
Yutu-2 (玉兔 二號), the Chinese lunar rover launched on December 18, 2018, and landed in the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken basin, a … Read more
China plans to build a space-based solar power station by 2035
According to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST, 中国空间技术研究院), China plans to build a 200-tonne megawatt-level space-based solar power station by 2035. The space-based … Read more
China: Moon and Mars exploration missions scheduled for 2020
Scientists are determined to carry out two of China’s most challenging space projects next year: its lunar mission Chang’e 5 (嫦娥五号) and its first exploration … Read more
China unveils the first picture of its Mars explorer, set to be launched in 2020
The China Aerospace Technology Corporation revealed the first image of its Mars explorer, a probe that will be launched in 2020. Related: Chinese space program … Read more
China opens educational Mars base in the Gobi Desert
On Wednesday, an educational park was inaugurated not far from Jinchang, in the Gobi desert, with the aim of showing students and tourists what life … Read more
The Chinese rover begins its mission on the far side of the moon, images
The Chinese probe Chang’e-4 has successfully landed on the far side of the Earth’s natural satellite, thus making the first moon landing on the hidden … Read more
Could China’s “Fake Moon” work?
A few days ago the Chinese media (and others) talk about the project of launching a “fake moon” in orbit to illuminate the streets of … Read more
4 Chinese space companies to watch
China is investing hugely in the sector in the private space sector. According to a recent report by Space Angels, China has gone from 0 … Read more
Chinese Astronauts survival training in the desert
Fifteen Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts (太空人), have just completed desert survival training deep in the Badain Jaran Desert near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest … Read more
China to develop micro rockets, aiming at huge market
China plans to develop micro solid-propellant carrier rockets for commercial use to meet growing needs for launching micro-nano satellites. China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology … Read more
China’s FAST Telescope identifies 11 pulsars
China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, has discovered 11 new pulsars so far, the National Astronomical Observatories of … Read more