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The China National Space Administration was founded more than 25 years ago and is overseeing an ambitious programme which includes deep space exploration, a manned space station, and cutting-edge advancements in technology, new materials, robotics and artificial intelligence.
As India joins the elite landings club after Russian woe, more countries will be looking beyond the stars to fuel new and old rivalries.
Among the Tiangong space station crew is a Beijing university professor, China’s first non-military astronaut, and hopefuls from Hong Kong and Macau may follow in his footsteps.
There are so many areas in exploration in which the two sides can cooperate without compromising national security or interests.
Nation salutes return of Shenzhou-14 astronauts at night after landmark handover of assembled Tiangong station to another crew.
- The project is backed by the Shanghai municipal government and will eventually comprise more than 12,000 satellites in low earth orbit
- SpaceX is the only company in the world that can launch satellites reliably and consistently on a large scale
Chang’e 6, the next mission in China’s moon programme, should launch in 2024. It will carry science payloads and satellites, and return more moon rocks to Earth.
Chinese lunar scientist disputes the claim, saying site was within moon’s southern hemisphere but not in the polar region. Others agree, but one notes that landing a rover close the south pole ‘is already a major achievement’.
Fifteen years after former pilot Zhai Zhigang made history for China, we revisit our coverage of the event on September 27, 2008.
Chinese and Venezuelan presidents meet for the first time in five years, agreeing to boost collaboration in areas from oil and trade to space exploration.
Around 122 asteroids near Earth are economically suitable for mining and use, says project scientist Wang Wei.
Readers discuss the significance of India’s achievement, a joint space effort for Brics, and China Evergrande’s crisis.
China develops way to mass produce ultra-strong carbon fibre – used in missiles, space stations and wind turbines – despite US and Japanese export bans on manufacturing equipment.
Robotic probe was the first in a series of Russian missions planned as part of ILRS project but spun out of control and collided with the lunar surface on Saturday.
World’s first synthetic aperture radar satellite to operate outside low-Earth orbit will watch for earthquakes, disasters.
New cooling system for high-energy laser weapons could change the face of battle, researchers say
HKU’s Dr Qian Yuqi beats off stiff competition to win use of precious lunar rocks and dust from 2020 mainland Chinese moon shot for research.
Equipment developed by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics to analyse interstellar gas has yet to receive an export licence.
China’s satellites likely to be placed in orbits lower than US counterparts ‘to minimise collision risks and maintain safe distances’, expert writes in CPPCC Daily
Decoupling is an illusion but supply chain concerns are real, French economy minister says on visit to Beijing.
The Lingxi-03 and its bendable solar panels are developed by the Beijing-based start-up GalaxySpace.
Microgravity Experiment Facility with Electromagnetic Launch will be ‘a game-changer’ in developing experiments for Tiangong space station: researcher.
It will have capacity for seven astronauts, according to deputy chief engineering designer of manned space programme.
Lunar lander and crewed spacecraft to be sent on separate rockets for rendezvous and docking in orbit, senior engineer at Chinese space agency says.
Chinese scientists are celebrating after the projectile blasted off successfully from the Gobi desert at 9am on Tuesday.
Various simulators have been built in Harbin to put equipment such as satellite components to the test before launch.
Readers discuss the reasons to promote the city’s space sector, keeping Hong Kong clean and tidy, and Japan’s plan to release nuclear waste water into the ocean.
The first portable Meadowlands systems from L3Harris Technologies were originally due last year, but are now expected in late 2024 because of technical issues.
Experts chime in after Alibaba Cloud founder Wang Jian suggests city should tap into China space telescope to set up central research opportunity.
Tech mogul suggests concept of ‘city brains’ – using technology to sustainably power a metropolis and digitalise it.
