US reviewing space cooperation with China after anti-satellite test
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The United States said it was reevaluating possible space cooperation with China, including joint moon exploration, following Beijing's recent anti-satellite weapon test.
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By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- U.S. space officials will get a peek behind the closely guarded doors of China's space program this week during a visit that many experts believe is more about diplomacy than cooperation in technology.
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Chinese scientists have optimized the spacecraft&#39;s configuration to reduce its weight and improve the performance of onboard equipment.
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NASA chief Michael Griffin is to hold talks Sunday with Chinese space officials, the US embassy said, in what would be the first visit to China by the head of the US space agency.
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NASA chief Michael Griffin has met with Chinese space officials and toured facilities during the first visit to China by a US space agency head, his staff said.
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The United States has said it suspects China is developing &quot;sophisticated&quot; biological and chemical weapons and expressed concern over Beijing's commitment towards non-proliferation.
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China's use of a ground-based  missile to destroy a satellite last month should spur debate  about putting U.S. interceptor missiles in space, the head of  the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said Monday.
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A Republican senator criticized the Bush administration Monday for failing to aggressively confront China over its test of a satellite-killing weapon, which he called a provocative militarization of space.
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The Bush administration is weighing responses to a possible North Korean missile test that include attempting to shoot it down in flight over the Pacific, defense officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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China has no plans to carry out another test of an anti-satellite weapon, Japan's former defense chief said Monday, citing a conversation with the Chinese defense minister.
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Satellite observation and control networks in China and France yesterday successfully tracked the orbiting of a satellite launched by the French Government.
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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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U.S. and Russian officials have said the International Space Station was not threatened by debris from a satellite destroyed by China.
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US commander Leroy Chiao and Russian engineer Slizhan Sharipov have made final inspections of the Soyu z rocket craft that will blast them up to the orbiting International Space Station on Thursday.
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China is drafting laws governing outer space, state media on Monday quoted the country's first astronaut as saying at a time when Beijing's space drive is drawing growing international concern.
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The United States said on Tuesday that China's recent anti-satellite missile test had endangered hundreds of satellites and left debris in orbit for a century, but reiterated its opposition to a new global treaty on space.
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Space cooperation between China and the U.S. may finally be getting off the ground a year after China put a man in orbit, with the two countries holding their first talks and planning a series of exchanges.