China aims at five-day space shot
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China&#39;s second manned space flight will carry two astronauts into space and will orbit the Earth for five days. The country&#39;s space authorities made the announcement about the mission, which is scheduled for
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Chinese astronauts are in the final stages of preparing for a manned space mission that will orbit the globe 14 times before returning to Earth, a state-run newspaper reported Thursday.
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China said Sunday it was concerned about U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy satellite that is hurtling toward Earth with 1,000 pounds of toxic fuel.
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Chinese people are expected to realise their dream of space tourism in 20 years with the country conducting research into the commercialisation of space technology, a senior space official has said.
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As humanity&#39;s continuous presence in space begins its fifth year aboard the International Space Station, the next inhabitants rocket into Earth orbit late Wednesday for a six-month expedition.
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China and 15 other countries joined NASA officials this week to consider how they might cooperate with U.S. plans for human exploration of the moon and Mars.
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China is planning to build a new satellite launch site &#151; the country's fourth &#151; to boost its burgeoning space program, state media reported Sunday.
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By STEPHANIE HOO     JIUQUAN, China  -- Rising space power China provided a rare peek into its top-secret launch center Wednesday, capitalizing on its recent success in orbit to promote the military-funded project as a lure for foreign investment and a key to growing prosperity.    A police car with flashing lights led busloads of international journalists across northwestern China's vast Gobi Desert to the Jiuquan space center, past armored patrol vehicles and a sign, in English: "Foreigners are not allowed to enter without permission."    It was the first time China let foreigners enter, though officials forbade photographs of the command-and-control center with its rows of computer screens or the mammoth assembly hall where workers built the spacecraft that lifted China's first astronaut into orbit last October...
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Anyone who    wants to follow in the shoes of Burt Rutan and win the next big space prize    will have to build a spacecraft capable of taking a crew of no fewer than five    people to an altitude of 400 kilometers and complete two orbits of the Earth    at that altitude. Then they have to repeat that accomplishment within 60 days.
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XICHANG, China  - 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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BEIJING - China plans to develop a new generation of carrier rockets with a payload capacity large enough to launch a space station, state media reported Monday.
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Embarking on an ambitious 10-year moon exploration program, China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday Â a leap forward in the Asian space race that gave a boost to national pride, and the promise of scientific and military payoffs.
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A Chinese businessman has paid $200,000 (about 103,000 pounds) to become his country's first space tourist, hoping for lift-off some time by the end of 2008.
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China has announced that is to send a second manned mission to space in 2005, signaling a firm commitment to its emerging space programme.
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BEIJING - China said Thursday it is ready to work with other countries on an agreement to prevent an arms race in space amid an international uproar over its firing of an anti-satellite missile.
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Another possible step toward cooperation in space between the United States and China is now on the calendar. The head of the Chinese National Space Agency will travel to Washington
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China is to launch 15 rockets, 17  satellites and its third manned mission in 2008, flexing its  muscle in space in a year in which it will host the summer  Olympics.