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Monday, 29 August 2011 20:35
A research project to train astronauts and study their ability to endure space missions has been launched as the country gears up for the launching of two unmanned space modules later this year, aimed at future space dockings.
The research looks into the impact of prolonged stays of astronauts in conditions of zero gravity, rapid day and night shifts, and limited living quarters, so as to guarantee their safety, health and work efficiency in space, the People's Liberation Army Daily reported ...
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Monday, 29 August 2011 20:35
China plans to launch two manned spacecraft next year to dock with its space module, Tiangong-1, which will itself lift off later in 2011, according to a spokesman for the China Manned Space Engineering Office.
The 8.5-ton Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace-1, is slated to blast off on top of a Long March 2F carrier rocket in the second half of this year, the spokesman said via a press release posted on the office's website late Wednesday.
The space module, which is now undergoing tests, wil ...
Monday, 29 August 2011 20:34
Qi Faren, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chief designer of Shenzhou spaceships, indicated on Jan. 16 that China is expected to launch the first Mars probe in 2013.
The probe, Yinghuo-1(YH-1), was due to blast off in October 2009 with Russia's "Phobos Explorer" from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, but the launch was postponed.
Qi Faren disclosed that China and Russia will launch the first Mars probe this year. By 2013, there will be a minimum distance betwee ...
Monday, 29 August 2011 20:33
China will launch its first space laboratory before 2016, a senior space technology expert said on Thursday.
"With the technological program ready, the lab's research and development are going smoothly," said Qi Faren, former chief designer of Shenzhou （divine –ship） spaceships.
As the second phase of China's manned space program, the lab - likely to be named Tiangong-2 - will gradually be developed into the core module or experiment module, said Qi.
Qi, a member of the 11th Natio ...
Monday, 29 August 2011 20:09
The high-density launch missions of China's aerospace industry in 2011 began with the successful launch of the eighth Beidou navigation satellite. In 2011, China will implement more than 20 launch missions, such as the Tiangong-1, Shenzhou-8 and the Beidou navigation project, according to plans.
According to sources, China is expected to carry out more than 100 space launches during the 12th Five-Year Plan period.
Wu Dong, director of the Navigation Project Office under the China Aerospace ...
Monday, 29 August 2011 20:07
China officially initiated soliciting names for the country’s first manned space station from Chinese people around the world on Monday. The activity will take place over several months.
An official micro-blog was launched to solicit name and logo for the space station.
Wang Wenbao, director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO), said during a news conference that China’s manned space station program should also have a distinctive logo to match its magnificent blueprin ...
Monday, 29 August 2011 20:07
China’s female astronauts could fly into space as soon as the latter half of next year, said a senior official in charge of the manned space program on Friday.
According to the program schedule, a space module Tiangong-1 and the Shenzhou VIII spacecraft will be launched in the latter half of this year in the first unmanned rendezvous and docking mission.
Yang Liwei, deputy director of China Manned Space Engineering Office and also China’s first astronaut in space, said that next year C ...
Monday, 29 August 2011 20:07
China is satisfied with preparatory work completed thus far for the launching of two unmanned space modules, the Tiangong-1 and Shenzhou-8, in the second half of this year, said deputy head of China's Manned Space Engineering Office Yang Liwei on Friday.
The two space modules will participate in the first space docking maneuver ever conducted by Chinese astronauts, said Yang.
More than 50 reporters from 33 foreign media organs visited the center on Friday to hear his remarks.
The 8.5-to ...
Monday, 29 August 2011 20:04
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&$Newlyweds from the aerospace industry pose for a photo during their group wedding held in Shanghai on May 30, 2011. On that day, 50 pairs of newlyweds from the aerospace industry tied the knot in Shanghai. Most of these newlyweds will take part in China's major aerospace projects after the wedding, such ...
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&$Newlyweds from the aerospace industry pose for a photo during their group wedding held in Shanghai on May 30, 2011. On that day, 50 pairs of newlyweds from the aerospace industry tied the knot in Shanghai. Most of these newlyweds will take part in China's major aerospace projects after the wedding, such ...
Monday, 29 August 2011 19:52
According to China Manned Space Engineering (CMSE), the Tiangong 1 target spacecraft, which will carry out China's first space rendezvous and docking task, has been successfully gone through a series of evaluation test and was transmitted to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 29 to be given a final check before launching.
Since the Shenzhou 7 successfully accomplished a series of extra-vehicular activities on Sept. 9, 2008, China has proceeded to develop space rendezvous and docking rela ...
Monday, 29 August 2011 19:51
China blasted off a new data relay satellite, Tianlian I-02, on Monday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan province.
The new satellite will bolster the country's satellite communication network for space docking.
The satellite was launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket at 11:41 pm, sources at the center told Xinhua News Agency.
The satellite separated from the rocket 26 minutes after its launch and was then successfully delivered into a geostationary tr ...
Monday, 29 August 2011 15:58
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On Aug.28 an antique entrance ceremony was held in Wansong College, famous for the well-known folklore of Butterfly Lovers. More than 50 incoming students, dressed in traditional Chinese clothing, participated in the ceremonies in honor of Confucius, masters and Chinese brush for the purpose of understanding the history of this ancient college, the ancient learning stories and Chinese traditional customs.&$
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