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China's space programmei

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.

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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.

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  • 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
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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.

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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’.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Microgravity Experiment Facility with Electromagnetic Launch will be ‘a game-changer’ in developing experiments for Tiangong space station: researcher.

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Lunar lander and crewed spacecraft to be sent on separate rockets for rendezvous and docking in orbit, senior engineer at Chinese space agency says.

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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.

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