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China says will train foreign astronauts for space station
"We will soon begin to select candidates from those nations for joint flights to our space station, and they will be able to work with our astronauts to carry out scientific tasks in space," Chen, deputy chief planner of China's manned space programmes, said in the interview that was republished late Monday by the official China Daily newspaper.
China builds country's first space station from 2020 to 2022. Here's how
In the month of May 2020, the first maiden flight by China's Long March-5B carrier rocket was completed, and then, the rocket launched the Tianhe core module of the China Space Station (CSS) in the year April 2021.
China to launch three astronauts for its space station; unveils plans for manned Moon mission
The Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced. The spaceship will take three astronauts -- Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu -- to carry out the spaceflight mission.
Several Beijing districts shut schools as China COVID cases rise
Experts warn that full reopening requires a massive vaccination booster effort and a change in messaging in a country where the disease remains widely feared. Authorities say they plan to build more hospital capacity and fever clinics to screen patients and are formulating a vaccination drive. Oxford Economics said it only expects and exit from zero-COVID in the second half of 2023, with vaccination rates for the elderly still comparatively low.
China successfully launches cargo spacecraft for its space station in orbit
The Long March-7 Y6 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-5 which blasted off this morning from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan has successfully entered its designated orbit, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.
China says its spacelab nearing completion as it successfully launches 2nd lab module
Plus, the external hatch is electrically driven, which is the first of its kind to be used in global space station history. This auto door reduces the astronaut's labour and increases efficiency when transporting cargo out of the cabin, said Bai Hemin, a designer for the space station system at the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST).
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China launches Mengtian, 3rd and final space station component
Mengtian, or "Celestial Dream," joins Wentian as the second laboratory module for the station, collectively known as Tiangong, or "Celestial Palace." Both are connected to the Tianhe core module where the crew lives and works. Like its predecessors, Mengtian was launched aboard a Long March-5B Y4 carrier rocket, a member of China's most powerful family of launch vehicles. Mengtian was due to spend 13 hours in flight before reaching Tiangong, which is populated by a crew of two male and one female astronauts.
Teacher fired over cat's appearance during online class in China; wins Rs 4.7 lakh in lawsuit
The company also alluded to other past instances wherein the teacher had showed up 10 minutes late for class, while also suggesting that she was engaging in other "non-teaching" activities during her lectures. The teacher later challenged the decision during arbitration and the employer refused to comply with the order and even went to the extent of denying her compensation for unfair dismissal. The teacher had won a payout worth Rs 47 lakh payout under the unfair dismissal case.
Chinese astronauts set up new lab on space station
Astronauts entered the new lab module of China's space station for the first time
Three astronauts enter China's space station module after successful launch
Earlier in the day, the spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. Minutes later, the official at the ground control declared the mission a great success, saying the spacecraft has reached its designated orbit.
China launches mission to complete space station assembly
The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory modules to join the main Tianhe living space that was launched in April 2021.
China announces crew for Shenzhou-14 manned space mission
The Shenzhou-14 spacecraft carrying astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe will dock with the Tiangong space station currently under construction, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Saturday. The Shenzhou-14 spaceship will be launched with a Long March-2F carrier rocket on Sunday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China.
Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space
The two men and one woman -- Zhai Zhigang, Ye Guangfu and Wang Yaping -- landed in a small capsule shortly before 10 am Beijing time, after six months aboard the Tianhe core module of China's Tiangong space station.
China says its space station will be ready this year
Once ready, China will be the only country to own a space station of its own as the International Space Station (ISS) of Russia is a collaborative project of several countries.
First Chinese woman walks in space, scripts history
A native of Shandong province and mother of a five-year-old girl, Wang joined the People's Liberation Army Air Force in August 1997 and served as a deputy squadron commander before joining the second group of astronauts at the PLA Astronaut Division in May 2010.
China set to send 3 astronauts on longest crewed mission yet
China is preparing for its longest-ever crewed space mission, the country will send 3 astronauts to live on its space station for 6 months. The Shenzhou-13 spaceship is expected to be launched into space on a Long March-2F rocket early Saturday morning.
President Xi speaks to Chinese astronauts in space station; says mission an important 'milestone'
China successfully launched its longest crewed space mission to date on June 17, sending three astronauts to its new orbiting station, in a major milestone for the Communist giant's space exploration plans and establishing it as a leading space power.
First astronauts arrive at China's space station
The trio blasted off on a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwest China's Gobi desert, and their craft docked at the Tiangong station around seven hours later, where they will spend the next three months.
China's 'space dream': A long march to the moon and beyond
The world's second largest economy has put billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a permanently crewed space station by 2022 and eventually sending humans to the Moon.
Rocket in place to send 3 crew to Chinese space station
The space agency plans a total of 11 launches through the end of next year to deliver two laboratory modules to expand the 70-ton station, along with supplies and crew members. Next week's launch will be the third of those, and the first of the four crewed missions planned.
China successfully launches cargo spacecraft to dock with space station module
The Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-2, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan, the China Manned Space Agency, (CMSA) announced.
International Astronomical Union approves Chinese names to identify areas on Moon
The Chang'e-5 space mission is China's maiden attempt to retrieve materials from an extra-terrestrial body. It was launched on November 24 last year.
Explainer: Why all the fuss over falling debris from China's most powerful rocket?
The Long March 5B rocket successfully delivered its payload into orbit on April 29, in the first of 11 missions needed to complete China's first permanent space station by 2022.
China defends handling of rocket that fell to Earth
The administrator of the American space agency and others accused Beijing of acting recklessly by allowing its rocket to fall to Earth seemingly uncontrolled Sunday after carrying a space station into orbit.
China lifts 73-day lockdown of Wuhan amid sharp increase in COVID-19 cases
The Chinese health authority said on Wednesday that 62 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, including 59 cases of people returning from abroad, taking the total tally to 1,042.
Special Air India flight with stranded Indians from virus-hit Wuhan to leave for home on Saturday
India announced plans to operate two flights from Wuhan to airlift around 400 students stranded in Hubei province, the epicentre of the virus, officially known as 2019-nCoV. Wuhan is the provincial capital of Hubei province. Over 700 Indians, mostly medical students and research scholars, study in the local universities.
China planning new supercompute more powerful than its Tianhe-1A
The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin will release a prototype in 2017 or 2018 of an "exascale" computer.
China's Tianhe-2 remains world's most powerful supercomputer
There has been no change among the ranking of the world's top 5 supercomputers since June 2013 in the latest edition of the closely watched list.
China's super computer Tianhe-1 re-started after Tianjin blasts
Tianhe-1 supercomputer, located at the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, is one the fastest computers and one of the few petascale supercomputers in the world.
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