BEIJING (AP) — China’s Mars probe Tianwen-1, which blasted into space in July, is now more than 15 million kilometers (9 million miles) from Earth en route to the red planet, the National Space Administration said Saturday. The administration said that Tianwen-1 was in stable condition, having completed its first […]
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The spacecraft was launched using a Chinese Long March 2F rocket Ever since China claimed success in the secretive launch of an experimental spacecraft, experts have been pondering over what it could be and what it did in space. The spacecraft – mounted on a Long March 2F rocket – […]
On September 4, the spacecraft was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China and returned back to Earth after two days in orbit. But experts have raised concerns over the secretive space mission and what it did while in space. Not much is known about the spacecraft […]
The unmanned craft spent two days in orbit after being launched on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and landed Sunday at its “scheduled landing site,” the Xinhua news agency reported. “The successful flight marked the country’s important breakthrough in reusable spacecraft research and is expected […]
By Jonathan O’Callaghan China’s Long March 2F rocket on a launchpad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterImaginechina Limited / Alamy China appears to have launched an experimental space plane earlier this morning, which may be the precursor to a vehicle that can carry humans to and from space. Early on 4 […]
HELSINKI — China launched an experimental reusable spacecraft Friday following months of low-key preparations at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. A Long March 2F launch vehicle delivered the spacecraft into orbit following launch at an unspecified time. Chinese state media Xinhua reported mission success just under three hours after the […]
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In addition to astronautical engineering, cadets will be offered courses in space law, strategy and operations. WASHINGTON — Cadets in the U.S. Air Force Academy’s space program learn how to build and operate satellites. Starting this year they will also take courses in space law, strategy and operations. The Colorado […]