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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Its Space Station
China sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station on Thursday, in its 15th crewed spaceflight and the 20th overall in the Shenzhou program that started over three decades ago.
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China Set to Launch Tianzhou 8 Cargo Mission to Tiangong Space Station
The Tianzhou 8 cargo mission is scheduled for launch on November 15, 2024. The Long March 7 rocket will deliver essential supplies and scientific experiments to China's Tiangong space station. The mission will support the recently arrived Shenzhou 19 astronauts and include tests on bricks made from lunar soil simulant for future lunar construction ...
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China's Shenzhou 18 Astronauts Return to Earth After Six-Month Space Mission
The crew of Shenzhou 18, including astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu, has returned to Earth after a six-month mission on the Tiangong space station. They landed at the Dongfeng site in northern China on November 3, 2024. During their mission, they conducted various scientific experiments and set a national record for spacewalks. Ye Gua...
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Video: Chinese Space Junk Causes Light Show Over California, Locals Stunned
The fireball created by re-entry of the Chinese space module generated a lot of buzz on social media.
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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's Big News: Astronauts Leave Tuesday For 6 Months In Space
China will be sending a three-person crew to its space station, which is nearing completion, and also announced today plans for a manned mission to the Moon amid intensifying competition with the US.
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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 Shenzhou 14 Capsule With Three Astronauts to Launch in June
China will be sending three astronauts to its Tiangong Space station in June aboard the Shenzhou 14 capsule. The crew will spend six months in the space station as they add two new modules.
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Chinese Astronauts Return Safely to Earth After 90-Day Space Station Mission
Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely on Friday after their 90-day visit to an unfinished space station in the country's first crewed mission since 2016.
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China's Shenzhou 11 Manned Space Capsule Returns To Earth: State TV
China's Shenzhou 11 space capsule landed in the northern region of Inner Mongolia on Friday with two astronauts aboard, state television said, completing the country's longest manned space mission to date.
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China's Space Lab Launches Micro-Satellite
China's experimental space lab Tiangong-2 orbiting the Earth with two astronauts on board has successfully launched a micro-satellite, roughly the size of a desktop printer.
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Pak Scientists Among Those Invited to Watch China's Space Launch
China has invited scientists from Pakistan, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and the European Union (EU) to watch the launch of its manned space flight to send two astronauts to join a space lab which has been put into orbit, a media report said today. China has been helping Pakistan's space programme.
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China Successfully Launches Second Space Station Tiangong 2
China has launched its second space station in a sign of the growing sophistication of its military-backed program that intends to send a mission to Mars in the coming years.
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China to launch new manned spaceship in 2013 - Reports
China plans to launch its Shenzhou 10 spacecraft in early June 2013, one of the senior officials in charge of the manned space programme said on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Its Space Station
China sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station on Thursday, in its 15th crewed spaceflight and the 20th overall in the Shenzhou program that started over three decades ago.
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China Set to Launch Tianzhou 8 Cargo Mission to Tiangong Space Station
The Tianzhou 8 cargo mission is scheduled for launch on November 15, 2024. The Long March 7 rocket will deliver essential supplies and scientific experiments to China's Tiangong space station. The mission will support the recently arrived Shenzhou 19 astronauts and include tests on bricks made from lunar soil simulant for future lunar construction ...
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China's Shenzhou 18 Astronauts Return to Earth After Six-Month Space Mission
The crew of Shenzhou 18, including astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu, has returned to Earth after a six-month mission on the Tiangong space station. They landed at the Dongfeng site in northern China on November 3, 2024. During their mission, they conducted various scientific experiments and set a national record for spacewalks. Ye Gua...
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Video: Chinese Space Junk Causes Light Show Over California, Locals Stunned
The fireball created by re-entry of the Chinese space module generated a lot of buzz on social media.
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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's Big News: Astronauts Leave Tuesday For 6 Months In Space
China will be sending a three-person crew to its space station, which is nearing completion, and also announced today plans for a manned mission to the Moon amid intensifying competition with the US.
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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 Shenzhou 14 Capsule With Three Astronauts to Launch in June
China will be sending three astronauts to its Tiangong Space station in June aboard the Shenzhou 14 capsule. The crew will spend six months in the space station as they add two new modules.
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Chinese Astronauts Return Safely to Earth After 90-Day Space Station Mission
Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely on Friday after their 90-day visit to an unfinished space station in the country's first crewed mission since 2016.
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China's Shenzhou 11 Manned Space Capsule Returns To Earth: State TV
China's Shenzhou 11 space capsule landed in the northern region of Inner Mongolia on Friday with two astronauts aboard, state television said, completing the country's longest manned space mission to date.
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China's Space Lab Launches Micro-Satellite
China's experimental space lab Tiangong-2 orbiting the Earth with two astronauts on board has successfully launched a micro-satellite, roughly the size of a desktop printer.
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Pak Scientists Among Those Invited to Watch China's Space Launch
China has invited scientists from Pakistan, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and the European Union (EU) to watch the launch of its manned space flight to send two astronauts to join a space lab which has been put into orbit, a media report said today. China has been helping Pakistan's space programme.
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China Successfully Launches Second Space Station Tiangong 2
China has launched its second space station in a sign of the growing sophistication of its military-backed program that intends to send a mission to Mars in the coming years.
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China to launch new manned spaceship in 2013 - Reports
China plans to launch its Shenzhou 10 spacecraft in early June 2013, one of the senior officials in charge of the manned space programme said on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
