China space agency

Chinese Zhurong Mars rover soldiers on after completing programme

After the United States, China is the second country to land and sustainably operate a spacecraft on Mars.

Aug 21, 2021, 15:41 PM IST

China's space lab Tiangong-1 is not going to crash, says top Chinese engineer

In September 2016, scientists at China's CNSA space agency admitted to having lost control of the lab, saying that it would be crash-landing on Earth. 

Jan 08, 2018, 11:45 AM IST

China launches three commercial remote sensing satellites

The three satellites -- Jilin-1 04, Jilin-1 05 and Jilin-1 06 -- were launched at 12.50 p.m., from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province.

Nov 21, 2017, 19:13 PM IST

Out of control Chinese space lab to crash-land on Earth soon?

Tiangong was launched by China as part of a plan to show off its position as a global superpower. 

Oct 15, 2017, 11:33 AM IST

Lunar dreams: China reveals 2018 plans to launch mini-ecosystems to the moon for the first time!

An 18-centimetre-tall cylinder will carry potato seeds and silkworm eggs to be incubated.

Jun 18, 2017, 15:33 PM IST

China gears up to launch its first cargo spacecraft this month!

China currently is in the process of building permanent station by 2022 to rival Russia's International Space Station (ISS)

 

Apr 17, 2017, 15:06 PM IST

Breaking records: China gears up to send 30 missions into space in 2017!

The probe would land on the moon, collect samples and return to Earth.

Jan 04, 2017, 15:14 PM IST

China aims to become first country to launch a lunar probe on far side of moon!

With an aim to carve out a niche for itself by exploring the dark side of the lunar surface, the project will implement topographic and geological surveys and conduct laboratory research on lunar samples.

Dec 27, 2016, 21:28 PM IST