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Long March 8 rocket makes maiden flight By ZHAO LEI in Wenchang, Hainan | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2020-12-23 07:05 A crowd has turned out to watch the launch of Chinas new medium-lift carrier rocket Long March 8 in Wenchang, Hainan province, on Tuesday. On its maiden flight, the rocket put five satellites into orbit. LIU YANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Five days after China concluded its historic 23-day Change 5 lunar mission, Chinese space engineers made a new achieveme...

Yemen rebels: Fighters shot down Saudi-run drone near border by Ahmed Al-Haj, The Associated Press Posted Dec 22, 2020 12:01 pm EDT Last Updated Dec 22, 2020 at 12:14 pm EDT SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels shot down a Chinese-made, Saudi drone along the border with Saudi Arabia, a Houthi spokesman said. Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yehia Sarie said in a statement that air defences downed the drone Monday over the district of Madghal in Marib province. He said it was...

124 shares It comes just under a week after China brought back rocks and soil from the Moon in the first lunar sample retrieval since 1976 during its Change-5 mission. A number of countries and companies around the world are rushing to develop their reusable rockets, which could drastically reduce the costs of launch, in turn making commercial space travel more economical and accessible. Amongst them, US aerospace manufacturers SpaceX and Blue Origin are the frontrunners in the race, with a leg...

Chinas new Long March 8 rocket makes maiden flight BEIJING (Reuters) - A new Chinese carrier rocket made its first flight on Tuesday under a long-term plan to develop reusable launch vehicles aimed at reducing mission costs and speed up launch schedules for commercial clients. The medium-lift Long March 8 Y-1 blasted off at 12:37 p.m. (0437 GMT) from the southern Chinese island of Hainan carrying five satellites, state media reported. China plans to develop reusable rockets under the Long...

Red Hat Recognizes Carahsoft as North America Public Sector Training Distributor of the Year Company Recognized for Outstanding Training Performance for the 5th Year RESTON, Va., Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider ®, today announced that it has been named North America Public Sector Training Distributor of the Year by Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions. This award recognizes Cara...

Chinese Carrier Rocket Makes Maiden Flight A new Chinese carrier rocket made its first flight on Tuesday under a long-term plan to develop reusable launch vehicles aimed at reducing mission costs and speed up launch schedules for commercial clients. The medium-lift Long March 8 Y-1 blasted off at 12:37 p.m. (0437 GMT) from the southern Chinese island of Hainan carrying five satellites, state media reported. China plans to develop reusable rockets under the Long March 8 series in the coming ye...

A new Chinese carrier rocket made its first flight on Tuesday under a long-term plan to develop reusable launch vehicles aimed at reducing mission costs and speed up launch schedules for commercial clients. The medium-lift Long March 8 Y-1 blasted off at 12:37 p.m. (0437 GMT) from the southern Chinese island of Hainan carrying five satellites, state media reported. China plans to develop reusable rockets under the Long March 8 series in the coming years, similar to the Falcon range already pro...

Long March 8 rocket lifts 5 satellites in debut flight 1 The Long March 8 rocket waits for its debut flight. （Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn） The Long March 8, the latest in Chinas Long March launch vehicle fleet, conducted its debut flight on Tuesday afternoon at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in South Chinas island province of Hainan. The 50.3-meter rocket ignited its engines at 12:37 pm at a coastal launch pad, thundering skyward into thick layers of cloud. After a...

Newest Long March rocket ready for debut By ZHAO LEI | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-17 10:08 Share CLOSE The first Long March 8 carrier rocket is moved to its launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan province, on Wednesday. The launch mission is expected to take place this month. SU DONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinas newest carrier rocket - the Long March 8 - will soon make its debut flight from the Wenchang Space Launch Cente...

Change-5 lands in North China, concludes epic lunar round trip Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/17 2:17:21 The photo taken on early Thursday morning shows Beijing Aerospace Control Center Photo: Our Space Carrying around 2 kilograms of lunar samples, Chinas Change-5 safely landed at its designated landing area in Siziwang Banner, North Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region around 2 am Thursday, bringing the crafts epic round trip between Earth and its celestial neighbor located som...