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China Launches 3-Crew Space Flight As Part Of Moon Ambitions
The Long March 2-F rocket blasted off in a cloud of flames and smoke on time at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in China's northwestern Gobi Desert.
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NASA Artemis-II Success Sharpens Focus On China's 2030 Crewed Landing Goal
Beijing has made strides in recent years by becoming the first country to return robot-taken samples from both the near and far sides of the moon.
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NASA Astronauts Reach Safe Orbit In Historic Moon Mission
The crew will spend roughly four days traveling to the lunar vicinity, where they will swing behind the moon's far side.
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Why Is NASA Spending $100 Billion To Return To Moon? Depends On Who You Ask
NASA is heading back with its Artemis programme. As early as April 1, the agency will send a crew of four around the moon as a precursor for a landing this decade.
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Japan's Ispace Pushes NASA-Backed Mission To 2023 After Failed Landings
Shifts in US space programme under President Donald Trump have created uncertainty among Japanese firms seeking closer cooperation to counter China.
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China Uses Gravitational Slingshots to Rescue Two Satellites Stuck in Orbit for 123 Days
After a rocket malfunction left two satellites spiralling in the wrong orbit, Chinese engineers turned to gravitational slingshot manoeuvres for a 123-day rescue mission—successfully restoring them and advancing China's ambitions in space autonomy.
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Chinese Mission With First Civilian Reaches Space Station
China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030.
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China Launches Mission With First Civilian To Space Station
China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by the end of the decade.
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China Launches Shenzhou 14 Capsule to Complete Tiangong Space Station Assembly
China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station. The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory modules to join the main Tianhe living space that was launched in April 2021.
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China’s ‘Space Dream’: A Long March to the Moon and Beyond
The return to Earth of three astronauts after six months at China's new space station marks a landmark step in the country's space ambitions, ending its longest crewed mission ever.
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China’s Chang’e 5 Moon Probe Begins Journey Back to Earth
A Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon has begun its journey back to Earth, putting China on course to become the first country to successfully retrieve lunar samples since the 1970s.
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China Completes Its First-Ever Docking In Lunar Orbit
A Chinese probe carrying samples from the lunar surface successfully docked Sunday with a spacecraft orbiting the moon, in another space first for the nation, state media reported.
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NASA Announces Eight-Nation Space Coalition Under Artemis Accords
NASA announced on Tuesday that eight countries have signed an international agreement called the Artemis Accords that outlines the principles of future exploration of the Moon and beyond.
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China Mars Probe Tianwen-1 Photographs Earth en Route to Red Planet
China's first Mars probe, Tianwen-1, has beamed back a photo of the Earth and the Moon as it heads toward its destination. The image was taken 1.2 million km away from Earth, three days after launch.
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From the Moon to Mars: China's March Across Space
After sending humans into orbit and landing a probe on the Moon, China is aiming for another milestone in its space ambitions with the launch of a Mars rover next week.
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China Launches 3-Crew Space Flight As Part Of Moon Ambitions
The Long March 2-F rocket blasted off in a cloud of flames and smoke on time at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in China's northwestern Gobi Desert.
-
NASA Artemis-II Success Sharpens Focus On China's 2030 Crewed Landing Goal
Beijing has made strides in recent years by becoming the first country to return robot-taken samples from both the near and far sides of the moon.
-
NASA Astronauts Reach Safe Orbit In Historic Moon Mission
The crew will spend roughly four days traveling to the lunar vicinity, where they will swing behind the moon's far side.
-
Why Is NASA Spending $100 Billion To Return To Moon? Depends On Who You Ask
NASA is heading back with its Artemis programme. As early as April 1, the agency will send a crew of four around the moon as a precursor for a landing this decade.
-
Japan's Ispace Pushes NASA-Backed Mission To 2023 After Failed Landings
Shifts in US space programme under President Donald Trump have created uncertainty among Japanese firms seeking closer cooperation to counter China.
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China Uses Gravitational Slingshots to Rescue Two Satellites Stuck in Orbit for 123 Days
After a rocket malfunction left two satellites spiralling in the wrong orbit, Chinese engineers turned to gravitational slingshot manoeuvres for a 123-day rescue mission—successfully restoring them and advancing China's ambitions in space autonomy.
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Chinese Mission With First Civilian Reaches Space Station
China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030.
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China Launches Mission With First Civilian To Space Station
China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by the end of the decade.
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China Launches Shenzhou 14 Capsule to Complete Tiangong Space Station Assembly
China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station. The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory modules to join the main Tianhe living space that was launched in April 2021.
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China’s ‘Space Dream’: A Long March to the Moon and Beyond
The return to Earth of three astronauts after six months at China's new space station marks a landmark step in the country's space ambitions, ending its longest crewed mission ever.
-
China’s Chang’e 5 Moon Probe Begins Journey Back to Earth
A Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon has begun its journey back to Earth, putting China on course to become the first country to successfully retrieve lunar samples since the 1970s.
-
China Completes Its First-Ever Docking In Lunar Orbit
A Chinese probe carrying samples from the lunar surface successfully docked Sunday with a spacecraft orbiting the moon, in another space first for the nation, state media reported.
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NASA Announces Eight-Nation Space Coalition Under Artemis Accords
NASA announced on Tuesday that eight countries have signed an international agreement called the Artemis Accords that outlines the principles of future exploration of the Moon and beyond.
-
China Mars Probe Tianwen-1 Photographs Earth en Route to Red Planet
China's first Mars probe, Tianwen-1, has beamed back a photo of the Earth and the Moon as it heads toward its destination. The image was taken 1.2 million km away from Earth, three days after launch.
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From the Moon to Mars: China's March Across Space
After sending humans into orbit and landing a probe on the Moon, China is aiming for another milestone in its space ambitions with the launch of a Mars rover next week.
