China, which sent three astronauts into orbit a week ago, said they would conduct the nation's first manual space docking on Sunday -- a key step to building a space station.
Space Exploration
Jun 23, 2012
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China on Saturday launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its first female astronaut into orbit and bidding to achieve the country's first manual space docking.
Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2012
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China will launch a spacecraft this month to conduct its first manned space docking, state media said Saturday, the latest step in a plan aimed at giving the country a permanent space station by 2020.
Space Exploration
Jun 9, 2012
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China said Thursday cleaner fuel will power its next-generation rockets, which will launch heavy cargoes into space, bringing nearer plans to build a space station and put a man on the moon.
Space Exploration
Dec 29, 2011
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China's space program on Friday called the recovery of an unmanned spacecraft that docked twice with an orbiting module a major step toward a future space station, and said it remained open to cooperation with other nations ...
Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2011
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China completed its second space docking on Monday, state media reported, as it moves closer towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station.
Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2011
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China has acquired a space tracking station in Australia, its first such facility in a close US ally, a news report said on Saturday.
Space Exploration
Nov 6, 2011
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China launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to carry out a key docking mission, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2011
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China said Monday it will launch an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2011
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China may send its first woman into space next year as part of a programme to build a space station by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday.
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2011
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