China Space

LOOK: Gobi Desert Dust Storms Seen From Space

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 05.03.2012

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Dust plumes blew out of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China on April 26 and 27, and NASA's Aqua satellite was there to capture images of the storms ...

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Manned Mission Will Be China's Next Step Toward Space Station

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

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BEIJING (AP) — China's next space mission will carry three astronauts who will dock with and live inside an experimental orbiting module launched la...

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China Reveals Plans For Space Station Labs

AP | By LOUISE WATT | Posted 12.29.2011

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BEIJING -- China plans to launch space labs and manned ships and prepare to build space stations over the next five years, according to a plan release...

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A NEW ERA

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 01.03.2012

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BEIJING — Two unmanned Chinese spacecraft docked successfully and were orbiting the Earth together Thursday in a step that moves China closer to...

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China Launches Module For Space Station

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 11.29.2011

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BEIJING — China launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station on Thursday, underscoring its ambitions to beco...

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China's Space Program Aims High

AP | LOUISE WATT | Posted 09.10.2011

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BEIJING — This year, a rocket will carry a boxcar-sized module into orbit, the first building block for a Chinese space station. Around 2013, Ch...

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China Space Program Aims For Mothers As Astronauts

guardian.co.uk | Tania Branigan | Posted 05.25.2011

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They are, of course, in peak physical condition, with the flying skills required of any air force ace. But China's first female astronauts have faced ...

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China Celebrates Moon Images, First Lunar Probe Deemed Success

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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China's leaders celebrated the first images sent from the country's first lunar satellite on Monday, saying they showed their nation had thrust itself...

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