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Chinese Tianzhou 7 Cargo Spacecraft Successfully Completes Reentry After Delivery Supplies to Astronauts
China’s Tianzhou 7 spacecraft, launched in January 2024, concluded its mission with a controlled reentry on 17 November. After delivering supplies and materials to the Tiangong space station and being loaded with waste, the cargo spacecraft was deorbited over the South Pacific Ocean. The mission also included the release of the Bayi-08 cubesat, d...
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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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Japan's "Moon Sniper" Aims For Lunar Landing To Eclipse China In Space
Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what would be a boost for a space programme that has suffered a wave of setbacks and been eclipsed by rival China.
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Moon Mining: Why Nations Are Eyeing A "Lunar Gold Rush"
Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday amid a race by major powers including the United States, China and India to discover more about the elements held on the earth's only natural satellite.
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China May Launch Next-Generation Crewed Spacecraft By 2027
China's next-generation crewed spacecraft, which can transport up to seven astronauts, may fly for the first time between 2027 and 2028, a veteran Chinese astronaut said.
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Chandrayaan-3 Launched Successfully: Here's When It Will Land On The Moon
Chandrayaan-3 will make India the fourth country after US, China, and Russia, to land its spacecraft on the surface of the moon.
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China Sends 3 Astronauts To 'Celestial Palace' In Historic Space Mission
China sent a spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-earth orbit after the International Space Station.
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Chinese Astronauts Enter Wentian Lab Module After It Docks With Under-Construction Space Station
Chinese astronauts boarded the country’s space laboratory, Wentian, hours after it docked with the under-construction space station on Sunday. The country has succeeded in sending its largest-ever spacecraft into Earth's orbit to become part of the space station named Tiangong, while the Mengtian module will be launched in October, and the three ...
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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Complete New Space Station
China launched a spacecraft on Sunday carrying three astronauts to the Chinese space station, due to be completed by the end of the year, as construction entered a pivotal stage.
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China Announces 3-Member Crew for Shenzhou-14 Spacecraft to Be Launched on June 5
China has announced a three-member astronaut crew that will travel by the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft. Astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe will take on a six-month mission to complete the construction of the country’s space station currently orbiting the Earth.
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China To Launch Crewed Mission Tomorrow To Build Space Station
China will launch a spacecraft on Sunday carrying three astronauts to the core module of the unfinished Chinese space station, where they will work and live for six months as construction enters advanced stages.
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China’s Tianzhou-4 Cargo Vessel Docks With Under-Construction Space Station Ahead of Crew Arrival Next Month
Chinese cargo vessel Tianzhou-4 docked with country’s under-constriction space station ahead of a three-person crew’s arrival next month. The spacecraft was slung into space from the Wenchang Launch Base in the southern island province of Hainan. Chinese state media said it docked with the station about seven hours later on Tuesday.
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China Says Recent Test Was Spacecraft, Not "Hypersonic Missile"
China on Monday denied a report it had recently launched a hypersonic missile, saying it tested a spacecraft to trial reusable technologies.
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China To Launch First Crew To New Space Station On Thursday
Astronauts blasting off on Thursday for China's first crewed mission to its new space station will have a choice of 120 different types of food and "space treadmills" for exercise, China's space agency said.
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China to Send 3 Astronauts to Its Space Station Tianhe aka Heavenly Harmony in June
China plans to send three astronauts to its newly operational space station Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, in June, according to a space official.
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Chinese Tianzhou 7 Cargo Spacecraft Successfully Completes Reentry After Delivery Supplies to Astronauts
China’s Tianzhou 7 spacecraft, launched in January 2024, concluded its mission with a controlled reentry on 17 November. After delivering supplies and materials to the Tiangong space station and being loaded with waste, the cargo spacecraft was deorbited over the South Pacific Ocean. The mission also included the release of the Bayi-08 cubesat, d...
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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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Japan's "Moon Sniper" Aims For Lunar Landing To Eclipse China In Space
Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what would be a boost for a space programme that has suffered a wave of setbacks and been eclipsed by rival China.
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Moon Mining: Why Nations Are Eyeing A "Lunar Gold Rush"
Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday amid a race by major powers including the United States, China and India to discover more about the elements held on the earth's only natural satellite.
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China May Launch Next-Generation Crewed Spacecraft By 2027
China's next-generation crewed spacecraft, which can transport up to seven astronauts, may fly for the first time between 2027 and 2028, a veteran Chinese astronaut said.
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Chandrayaan-3 Launched Successfully: Here's When It Will Land On The Moon
Chandrayaan-3 will make India the fourth country after US, China, and Russia, to land its spacecraft on the surface of the moon.
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China Sends 3 Astronauts To 'Celestial Palace' In Historic Space Mission
China sent a spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-earth orbit after the International Space Station.
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Chinese Astronauts Enter Wentian Lab Module After It Docks With Under-Construction Space Station
Chinese astronauts boarded the country’s space laboratory, Wentian, hours after it docked with the under-construction space station on Sunday. The country has succeeded in sending its largest-ever spacecraft into Earth's orbit to become part of the space station named Tiangong, while the Mengtian module will be launched in October, and the three ...
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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Complete New Space Station
China launched a spacecraft on Sunday carrying three astronauts to the Chinese space station, due to be completed by the end of the year, as construction entered a pivotal stage.
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China Announces 3-Member Crew for Shenzhou-14 Spacecraft to Be Launched on June 5
China has announced a three-member astronaut crew that will travel by the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft. Astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe will take on a six-month mission to complete the construction of the country’s space station currently orbiting the Earth.
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China To Launch Crewed Mission Tomorrow To Build Space Station
China will launch a spacecraft on Sunday carrying three astronauts to the core module of the unfinished Chinese space station, where they will work and live for six months as construction enters advanced stages.
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China’s Tianzhou-4 Cargo Vessel Docks With Under-Construction Space Station Ahead of Crew Arrival Next Month
Chinese cargo vessel Tianzhou-4 docked with country’s under-constriction space station ahead of a three-person crew’s arrival next month. The spacecraft was slung into space from the Wenchang Launch Base in the southern island province of Hainan. Chinese state media said it docked with the station about seven hours later on Tuesday.
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China Says Recent Test Was Spacecraft, Not "Hypersonic Missile"
China on Monday denied a report it had recently launched a hypersonic missile, saying it tested a spacecraft to trial reusable technologies.
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China To Launch First Crew To New Space Station On Thursday
Astronauts blasting off on Thursday for China's first crewed mission to its new space station will have a choice of 120 different types of food and "space treadmills" for exercise, China's space agency said.
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China to Send 3 Astronauts to Its Space Station Tianhe aka Heavenly Harmony in June
China plans to send three astronauts to its newly operational space station Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, in June, according to a space official.
