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China Launches PAKSAT-1R Satellite for Pakistan

August 15, 2011

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (China Space News) — China launched the communications satellite PAKSAT-1R for Pakistan at 0:15 a.m.…
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SAST Commemorates 50th Anniversary

August 9, 2011

BEIJING, Aug. 8. (China Space News) — Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), one of the 8 large…
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CASC Listed Class-A Company in Central SOE Evaluation

August 9, 2011

BEIJING, Aug. 8. (China Space News) — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) was ranked among the…
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Search for ET continues as Paul Allen-backed telescope hits short-term funding goal

August 8, 2011

The search for alien life may be back on — at least in the short-term. A group established…
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Pic of the Day: Juno takes off for Jupiter on an Atlas V

August 5, 2011

Photo Credit: NASA Hey, at least the end of the Space Shuttle Era doesn’t mean the end of…
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CASC Releases 2010 CSR Report

August 4, 2011

BEIJING, Aug 4. (China Space News) — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) released its 2010 Corporate…
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China Launches Another Experimental Satellite

August 3, 2011

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (China Space News) — China launched an experimental satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite…
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System Solution of Robotic Arm for China’s Space Station Passes Evaluation

August 2, 2011

BEIJING, July 29 (China Space News) — The system solution for China’s space station’s robotic arm, developed by…
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Space Needle launches contest to send someone into space

August 1, 2011

The observation deck of Seattle’s Space Needle offers sweeping views of the city and region. But for the…
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China Launches 9th Satellite for Indigenous Global Navigation System

July 28, 2011

BEIJING, July 28. (China Space News) — China successfully launched a new Beidou or Compass satellite into space…
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Popular Science Book on China’s Manned Space Flight Launched

July 21, 2011

BEIJING, July 18 (China Space News) — A popular science book series China’s Manned Space Flight was launched…
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Thailand HJ-1A Ground Receiving Station Put into Operation

July 15, 2011

BEIJING, July 13 (China Space News) — A naming and opening ceremony for the Thailand HJ-1A satellite (SMMS)…
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