China to Launch 17 Satellites This Year
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China said it would launch 15 rockets, 17 satellites and its third mission with astronauts in 2008.
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BEIJING: China can expect to see the first commercial space flights in 20 years, the head of the country&#39;s space program was quoted as saying by state media.
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China does not plan another anti-satellite test, its defence minister was quoted as saying, a month after Beijing became the third country to shoot down an object in space.
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Beijing, March 5 (Xinhua) - China will send three astronauts into space in 2008 on board Shenzhou VII, but only one of them will perform spacewalk, the Beijing Times reported on Monday.
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China readied to launch its  first moon orbiter on Wednesday accompanied by a blaze of  patriotic propaganda celebrating the country's space ambitions  and technological prowess.
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China has launched an experimental navigation satellite into space, state press reported, the nation's first space launch since it tested a satellite-killing missile last month.
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China said it would launch 15 rockets, 17 satellites and its third mission with astronauts in 2008. Huang Qiang, secretary-general of the Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense, made the announcement at a news conference, the Xinhua news agency said.
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FLEDGLING space power China today launched a satellite from a remote desert region for a short-term scientific mission, state media reported.
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From Sept. 14-17, the ISH China 2004 will feature over 220 exhibitors from 17 countries, including many market-leaders. An event fringe programme will include symposiums on heating technology and sanitary ...
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China Sunday launched a satellite that will carry out land surveys and mapping for several days before returning to earth, the Xinhua news agency said.
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China's burgeoning space program has announced plans to launch its first astronomy satellite and participate in joint projects with Russia and France, state media reported Monday.
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China is actively taking part in international co-operation in Earth observation satellites, to study meteorology, natural resources, environment surveillance and other civil
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A recoverable science experimental satellite is launched atop a Long March 2C carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province, northwest China Aug. 29, 2004.
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XICHANG, China  - China launched its first moon orbiter on Wednesday accompanied by a blaze of live-to-air patriotic propaganda celebrating the country's space ambitions and technological prowess.
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China's will boost defense spending by 17.8 percent in 2007, accelerating the emerging power's string of annual double-digit rises in money for a modern military that reflects its economic strength.
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Moscow, 26 December: Three satellites of the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass) have been put into orbit as planned.
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TAIPEI - China is likely to have 800 ballistic missiles targeting Taiwan before the end of 2006, Taipei&#39;s defence minister said yesterday as he pressed the case for an US$18-billion ($30.