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China’s lunar landing mission is being carried out smoothly, as its component systems are under research and development as planned, announced a senior official with the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) at a press conference on Wednesday. The project development of major flight products, such as the Long March-10 carrier rocket, the manned spacecraft Mengzhou,…

China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship that will send three taikonauts to the orbiting Tiangong space station for a six-month mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 8:59 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-18…

WUHAN, April 24 (Xinhua) — The Wuhan Declaration was adopted Wednesday at the first China-Latin American and Caribbean States Space Cooperation Forum, which is being held in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province. As one of the highlights of the forum, the declaration aims to promote space cooperation between China and Latin America, and…

WUHAN, April 24 (Xinhua) — Representatives from China and Latin American and Caribbean countries attending a forum in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, on Wednesday agreed to further promote building a community of shared future for common progress through space cooperation. A declaration was made during the first China-Latin American and Caribbean States Space Cooperation…

The three astronauts aboard China’s Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country’s space station and met with another astronaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-17 crew opened the hatch at 5:04 a.m. (Beijing Time). The three space station occupants greeted the new arrivals, and they took group pictures. The…

Chinese astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu will carry out the Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceflight mission, and Ye will be the commander, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced at a press conference on Wednesday. The Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship will be launched at 8:59 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center…

WUHAN, April 24 (Xinhua) — China’s Chang’e-7 lunar exploration mission will carry six scientific instruments developed by six countries and one international organization, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Wednesday. The Chang’e-7 mission, scheduled for launch around 2026, aims to survey the lunar surface environment, water, ice and volatile elements of lunar soil…