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Chinese Mars mission sends photos of the Red Planet![]() Beijing (XNA) Jan 03, 2022 The China National Space Administration published on Saturday four pictures taken by its Tianwen 1 Mars mission, including the first full photo of the mission orbiter. The color pictures show the orbiter flying around the Red Planet in an orbit, the ice cover on Mars' north pole and a scene of a barren Martian plain. The orbiter's full picture was taken by a camera released by the craft, which is now about 350 million kilometers away from Earth, the administration said in a statement. ... read more |
China launches final rocket of the year into orbitBeijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2022 China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province early on Thursday morning, marking the completion of the country's annual launch schedule. ... more
China receives data from newly launched resource satelliteBeijing (XNA) Dec 27, 2021 The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station has successfully received the first data transmitted from the newly launched resource satellite ZY-1 02E, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said ... more
China's astronauts mark New Year with livestream from spaceBeijing (XNA) Jan 03, 2022 From hosting a children's art gallery in space to answering questions about manned spaceflight, the three astronauts onboard China's Tiangong space station celebrated the New Year by cultivating sci ... more
China plans missions to moon's south poleBeijing (XNA) Jan 04, 2022 China has approved the fourth phase of its lunar exploration program, including a basic model of a research station built on the moon over the coming decade, according to the China National Space Ad ... more |
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China will continue to 'modernise' nuclear arsenal: foreign ministryBeijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2022 China Tuesday said it will continue to "modernise" its nuclear arsenal and called on the United States and Russia to reduce their stockpiles a day after global powers pledged to prevent such weapons spreading. ... more
World powers make rare pledge to prevent nuclear weapons spreadParis (AFP) Jan 3, 2022 Five global nuclear powers pledged Monday to prevent atomic weapons spreading and to avoid nuclear conflict, in a rare joint statement setting aside rising West-East tensions to reaffirm a goal of a nuke-free world. ... more
Iran detects new 'realism' from West in nuclear talksTehran (AFP) Jan 3, 2022 Iran said Monday it has detected a new "realism" on the part of Western countries, as further meetings in Vienna aimed at rescuing an accord on its nuclear programme got underway. ... more
Outer space is not the US' backyardBeijing (XNA) Jan 04, 2022 After close encounters between China's international space station and two of the 1,600 Starlink satellites launched by Elon Musk's company SpaceX, Musk responded saying there is enough space around ... more
China slams US after space station 'close encounters' with Musk's satellitesBeijing (AFP) Dec 28, 2021 Beijing on Tuesday accused the United States of irresponsible and unsafe conduct in space over two "close encounters" between the Chinese space station and satellites operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. ... more |
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Taiwan offers a port in a diplomatic storm for Lithuanian rumTaipei (AFP) Jan 3, 2022 A state-run Taiwanese liquor company said Monday it has snapped up 20,000 bottles of Lithuanian rum that were blocked from China after a diplomatic row broke out between Beijing and Vilnius. ... more
India says China 'inventing' names in disputed regionNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 31, 2021 India hit out at China for giving "invented" names to several places in a disputed Himalayan region on their border as Beijing looks to assert sovereignty over the territory. ... more
Scientists invent lead-free composite shielding material for neutron and gamma-rayHefei, China (SPX) Jan 01, 2022 Dr. HUO Zhipeng and his student ZHAO Sheng from the Hefei Institutes of physical science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a lead-free neutron and gamma ray composite shi ... more
China heads launch list of space rocketsBeijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2022 China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket at Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province early on Thursday, marking the completion of the country's annual launch schedule. The rock ... more
Musk says his 'tiny' satellites can't block any rival spacecraftMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 30, 2021 The accusations come amid the Chinese complaint filed in the UN in December, describing how in October and July, two Starlink satellites caused the Chinese space station to adopt "preventive collisi ... more |
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