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City can be proud that at least two of its applicants have made it to the final round of China’s astronaut training programme.
The US$1.8 billion Starshield contract could significantly advance the ability of the US military to spot potential targets almost anywhere on the globe.
South Korea is set to build an aerospace hub to house some 1,000 firms to tap on the sector’s ‘limitless opportunities and a huge market’.
‘The satellites have not been inserted into their designated orbit, and work is under way to address this problem,’ Chinese state media says.
SpaceX came close to completing an hourlong test flight of its mega rocket on its third try, but the spacecraft was lost as it descended back to Earth.
It was a project that Nasa abandoned. Now China is determined to make electromagnetic hypersonic space launches a reality.
There was no immediate indication of what caused the explosion, or whether there were any injuries.
Researchers have combined diamond with graphene to create a material that can handle high heat plus conduct electricity.
A CPPCC member has suggested the creation of an agency to coordinate information being gathered by the devices.
NPC deputy and spacecraft designer Sun Zezhou says key technologies needed for Tianwen-3 mission are ‘in place’ while the US Mars Sample Return programme is battling soaring costs.
Roscosmos space agency chief Yuri Borisov says the project, being considered for 2033-2035, could eventually allow the building of lunar settlements.
Chinese aerospace agencies outline how 600 million-camera Skynet inspires system to watch assets at lunar research station and track foreign visitors arriving on and leaving the moon.
The remote sensing specialist uses satellites to save endangered wild camels in Gobi desert, and the award will go towards 40 new trackers and setting up 2 conservation zones
Hao Jihua, a geochemistry professor at elite Chinese university after studies in US and France, was awarded FW Clarke Award. His areas of research, which include nutrient cycling in early Earth, origin of life and habitability of extraterrestrial oceans, are priorities for China
Every wondered why leap years exist? With explanations from Nasa and more, we look at how they have been used since ancient times to stop seasons drifting, and why they don’t fall every four years.
About 70 launches will be conducted by CASC and others will be commercial launches, according to annual blue book.
Odysseus is the first US spacecraft to land on the moon in more than 50 years, carrying experiments for Nasa, the main sponsor.
The storied Speedmaster collection gets a relaunched Dark Side of the Moon model, while the Constellation Meteorite collection comes in 4 sizes making for a total of 20 models
Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory in western China helps team test Einstein’s theory, finding no evidence that particles’ speed changes depending on energy.
Intuitive Machines is communicating with the Odysseus, but lander is believed to have tipped over after it ‘caught a foot’ on the lunar surface.
After TV acting and pop music successes, Mendler returned to full-time education – and now heads up satellite data start-up company Northwood Space
For the first time since 1972, the US is back on the moon. A harsh environment, a lack of experienced lunar engineers and the need for precise last-minute adjustments added to the challenges.
Houston-based Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander arrived on the surface over 50 years after the last such US mission.
US sources had suggested that Russia had some sort of new capability in space, with some reports pointing to an anti-satellite device.
Analysts say Japan can tap strong demand for commercial satellite launches as its rivals face major hurdles in their space programmes.
Saturday’s success is a major boost for Japan’s space programme as the country struggles to stay competitive in the global space race.