China's Space Station to Be Completed in 2022
China's manned space station project is planned to enter the construction stage later this year, with several key accomplishments set for completion.
3/4/20223 min read
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China's Shenzhou-13 Spaceflight Mission to Launch on October 16, Wang Yaping to Become China's First Female Astronaut to Carry Out Extravehicular Activities
A press conference on China's Shenzhou-13 spaceflight mission was held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Thursday afternoon, unveiling information about the crew for this space station mission.
10/14/20212 min read
China's Shenzhou-14 Crew Completes First Spacewalk Activities
At 0:33 on September 2, after about six hours of extravehicular activities, Shenzhou-14 astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe completed all scheduled tasks during extravehicular activities.
9/5/20223 min read
Astronaut Wang Yaping Plays Guzheng in Space to Celebrate Chinese Lantern Festival
Astronaut Wang Yaping, who is still on a space mission, played a song entitled “Molihua" (Jasmine) with a guzheng and sent holiday blessings from the space station.
2/16/20223 min read
China Selects 18 Reserve Astronauts for Manned Space Program: State Media
China has selected a new group of 18 reserve astronauts for its manned space program as it enters the mission preparation stage, China’s state media Xinhua said.
10/23/20203 min read
Shenzhou-16 Spacecraft Successfully Completes Five Autonomous Orbit Changes, Approaching Chinese Space Station
May 30, 2023, China's Shenzhou-16 spacecraft, was launched today (May 30) at 9:31 am. The mission is led by astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao.
Shenzhou-13 Crew to Return From Space Station Soon
The three Shenzhou-13 astronauts aboard China's space station will return to Earth soon after a national-record six-month mission in orbit, the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) said on Thursday.
4/15/20222 min read
China Completes Test Run for Long March-5 Y6 Rocket Engine
On July 26, a calibration test of the high-thrust hydrogen-oxygen engine for China's Long March-5 Y6 carrier rocket was successfully completed. After analyzing test data, the engine will be delivered to the rocket assembly for subsequent launch missions.
7/27/20222 min read
China's Mengtian Space Lab Module Successfully Launched
At 15:37 on October 31, Beijing time, a Long March 5B rocket carrying the Mengtian lab module was ignited and launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in China's southern island province of Hainan.
10/31/20223 min read
China's Shenzhou-13 Space Capsule Returns Successfully
The China Manned Space Agency announced on April 16 that the Shenzhou-13 return capsule had completed touchdown at the Dongfeng landing site in the Gobi Desert, northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
4/18/20222 min read
China Releases Schematic Diagram of Space Station
The Science and Technology Committee of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) posted an ultra-high definition schematic diagram of the China Space Station on Wednesday.
5/27/20222 min read
China Successfully Launches Wentian Lab Module
According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the Wentian lab module docked with the front port of the Tianhe core module at 3:13 a.m. on July 25 (Beijing Time), after it entered its planned orbit and completed state setting.
7/25/20222 min read