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Veteran taikonaut, 2 rookies launched to Chinese space station
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhile smaller than the ISS, the Chinese lab is newer and equipped with state-of-the-art equipment,...
Chinese Astronauts Performed Emergency Space Station Repairs Following Debris Impact
Gizmodo· 5 days agoChina’s space station crew carried out two spacewalks this past winter to repair the solar wings...
China launches a new crew to its space station, advancing toward lunar mission
Oregon Public Broadcasting· 5 days agoThe Shenzhou-18 launch is the latest in a series rotating taikonauts, as China calls its space explorers (the Chinese word for "space ...
China to launch moon sample return mission, maybe next week
The Register· 10 hours agoChina's space program will next week launch mission that aims to land on the Moon, take samples, and...
China's plan to be the dominant power in space is moving at breathtaking speed. The US needs to wake...
Business Insider· 4 hours agoChina's plan to be the dominant power in space is moving at breathtaking speed. China, he said, is...
China launched 3 astronauts bound for the country's homemade space station
NPR· 4 days agoIt... call them taikonauts here because the word for space in Chinese is taikong. It's taking these three guys up to China...That crew is going to then ...
Why China axed the Strategic Support Force and reshuffled the military
Defense News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhile the new structure means the four forces plug into the PLA’s joint operations system more...
Chinese scientists want to use lasers to power ultrafast, stealthy submarines. A laser expert says...
Business Insider· 2 days agoChinese scientists from Harbin University say they've made a breakthrough in underwater laser...
Japan’s space junk cleaner closes in on its target
The Register· 2 days agoAsia In Brief Japan's effort to start a business disposing of space junk is off to a promising start, after the ADRAS-J satellite spotted its first target and sent back images ...
China releases world's most detailed moon atlas (video)
SPACE.com· 21 hours agoChina has released a highly detailed geologic atlas of the moon. The atlas, which is available in ...