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China aims to have astronauts on moon by 2030
30May By adminNo Comments
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China aims to have astronauts on moon by 2030

[ad_1] The space race to Moon has been getting intense. NASA has already planned a crewed mission to Moon, Artemis 3, for 2023. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) also has its Chandrayaan-3 mission planned for July 12. And now, China has announced its ambitious plans of sending astronauts to the Moon before 2030 and expand the country's orbiting space station as well.“We have a complete near-Earth human space station and human round-trip transportation system," complemented by a process for selecting, training and supporting new astronauts. A schedule of two crewed missions a year is "sufficient for carrying out our objectives,” Deputy Director of the Chinese Manned Space Agency Lin Xiqiang told reporters at the rare briefing by the military-run program. China gears up to sen...
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On the Moon, China finds hidden water in glass beads!
31Mar By adminNo Comments
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On the Moon, China finds hidden water in glass beads!

[ad_1] Mankind has been in search of planets which could support life one day should the need ever arise to leave Earth. Although there are more planets in the Universe than you could ever imagine, most have one substance missing which makes our Blue Planet so unique – Water. It is the elixir of life behind every living being on planet Earth. Shockingly, China has now found found water on a source not far from Earth – the Moon. Although the presence of water on the Moon was already confirmed by NASA's lunar orbiters back in the 1990s, another probe has now discovered a hidden water source on the Moon.Water found in glass beadsA Chinese probe has recently discovered a hidden water source on the moon which has been found locked in glass beads. About 1731 g of regolith samples were brought...
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China’s ‘space dream’: A Long March to the Moon and beyond
31Oct By adminNo Comments
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China’s ‘space dream’: A Long March to the Moon and beyond

[ad_1] The world's second-largest economy has put billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of eventually sending humans to the Moon. China successfully launched the final module of its Tiangong space station on Monday, inching closer to completion by the end of the year and a landmark moment in the country's space ambitions.The world's second-largest economy has put billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of eventually sending humans to the Moon. China has come a long way in catching up with the United States and ussia, whose astronauts and cosmonauts have decades of experience in space exploration. Here is a look at the country's space programme, and where it is headed: - Mao's vow - Soon after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, Chairman M...
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China Prez Xi Jinping Vows Victory in Tech Battle After US Chip Curbs
16Oct By adminNo Comments
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China Prez Xi Jinping Vows Victory in Tech Battle After US Chip Curbs

[ad_1] Xi Jinping said the world’s No. 2 economy will speed up innovation in areas that are vital to “technology self-reliance.” Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged his nation will prevail in its fight to develop strategically important tech, underscoring Beijing's concern over a US campaign to separate it from cutting-edge chip capabilities.“We will focus on national strategic needs, gather strength to carry out indigenous and leading scientific and technological research, and resolutely win the battle in key core technologies,” Xi said in a speech Sunday at the opening of the ruling Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress in Beijing. Xi said the world's No. 2 economy will speed up innovation in areas that are vital to “technology self-reliance,” adding that “China will move faste...
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A new space race? China adds urgency to US return to moon
15Sep By adminNo Comments
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A new space race? China adds urgency to US return to moon

[ad_1] Rivalry with China's flourishing space program is helping drive NASA’s effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases. It's not just rocket fuel propelling America's first moonshot after a half-century lull. Rivalry with China's flourishing space program is helping drive NASA's effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases. American intelligence, military and political leaders make clear they see a host of strategic challenges to the U.S. in China's space program, in an echo of the U.S.-Soviet rivalry that prompted the 1960s' race to the moon...
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After Huge Discovery, China Plans More Moon Missions
10Sep By adminNo Comments
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After Huge Discovery, China Plans More Moon Missions

[ad_1] China plans to launch three unmanned missions to the moon over the next 10 years, as it seeks to rival the US in the new era of space exploration. China plans to launch three unmanned missions to the moon over the next 10 years, as it seeks to rival the US in the new era of space exploration. China's National Space Administration, its equivalent of NASA, received approval to send three orbiters to the moon as part of the Chang'e lunar program, said Liu Jizhong, an official with the China Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center, according to state-backed CCTV. The announcement came a day after China said it discovered a new lunar mineral, via samples retrieved by its Chang'e-5 mission. Named Changesite-(Y), it w...
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