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China's Chang'e-3 spacecraft lands on moon (UPDATED)
12/14/2013 04:50 PM
A Chinese spacecraft, carrying a suite of instruments and a small rover named Yutu, or "Jade Rabbit," settled to an on-target touchdown on the moon Saturday, the first such lunar landing in 37 years and a major achievement for the Chinese space program. Read More...
China launches Chang'e-3 lunar lander
12/01/2013 01:46 PM
A powerful Long March 3B rocket boosted China's first lunar lander into space Sunday, an unmanned mothership that will descend to the surface in mid December and deploy a rover named Yutu, or "Jade Rabbit," for independent scientific observations. Read More...
Shenzhou 10 returns to Earth; crew in good spirits (UPDATED)
06/25/2013 10:19 PM
After 15 days in space and two dockings with a prototype space station module, the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft brought three astronauts back to Earth Tuesday to close out China's fifth manned mission.
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China launches 5th manned space mission
06/11/2013 06:13 AM
A Shenzhou spacecraft carrying a crew of three, including China's second female astronaut, streaked into orbit Tuesday and set off after a prototype space station module for a planned two-week mission.
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Shenzhou 9 lands to close out successful test flight
06/29/2012 12:01 AM
China's Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying two men and the first Chinese woman to fly in space, returned to Earth Friday after an ambitious 13-day test flight to a prototype space station module.
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Shenzhou 9 docks with Tiangong lab module
06/18/2012 08:42 AM
The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft executed an automated docking with the Tiangong 1 research module early Monday, completing China's first manned orbital linkup. Read More...
China launches manned mission to dock with prototype station module
06/16/2012 07:43 AM
A Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft carrying a space veteran and two rookies, including China's first female "taikonaut," rocketed into orbit Saturday on a mission to dock with a prototype space station module. Read More...
China rolls out Shenzhou-9 spacecraft for docking mission
06/09/2012 01:58 PM
A Chinese Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft was moved to its launching stand Saturday for work to ready the ship for launch later this month on a manned flight to dock with a prototype lab module. Read More...
China launches unmanned capsule for Tiangong automated docking test
10/31/2011 06:25 PM
A Chinese Long March-2F rocket successfully boosted an unmanned Shenzhou capsule into orbit Monday for an automated rendezvous and docking with a prototype space station module. Read More...
China launches prototype lab module for rendezvous, docking tests
09/29/2011 10:34 AM
In a major milestone for China's space program, a Long March rocket successfully boosted an unmanned prototype space station module into orbit Thursday for tests of robotic rendezvous and docking systems. Read More...