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
Aerodynamic design complete, Mars probe undergoes trials
The Mars probe’s aerodynamic design is complete and undergoing trials, according to China’s major aerospace science and technology researcher and developer. The country’s first Mars … Read more
Beidou satellite system positioned to provide global coverage
Satellite network will provide data for countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. When cyclists use one of the Mobike or ofo shared bikes … Read more
China to build Mars village in Qinghai Province
China’s project of building a village (including a sort of theme-park) simulating the environmental conditions on Mars in Qinghai, as part of China’s Mars exploration … Read more
China plans robot moon base
Scientists are mulling a robot moon station, Chinese space experts said on Tuesday. The base can conduct bigger, more complicated research and experiments, according to … Read more
New space telescope may help crack the secrets of dark matter
A Chinese space telescope has found a strange peak in high-energy cosmic ray electrons and positrons, which are highly energetic particles blazing across the universe … Read more
Breakthrough Starshot: We are looking forward to working closely with China
Stephen Hawking wants humans to travel to the stars, like in the science fiction television series Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry, with his Breakthrough … Read more
Chinese reusable launch rocket expected to make maiden flight by 2020
(ECNS) — The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) at China Aerospace and Technology Corp is collaborating with major domestic institutions to co-develop reusable … Read more
China confidently develops independent space technology
China’s achievements in the space industry in the past five years prove the nation can independently develop its own space technology, and Western countries which … Read more
China’s gravitational wave observatory to be operational by 2020
An observatory under construction at an altitude above 5,250 meters in Ngari Prefecture, Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, will begin efforts to detect primary gravitational … Read more