The jostle for Space: There s a new race up there
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Last Updated: May 14, 2021, 10:49 PM IST
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The flawless launch of LM5B suggests that Chinese space engineers have mastered most fields related to human space flight from docking techniques to setting up space structures. It is an open secret that China wants to become the foremost space power by the time the centenary of the establishment of the People’s Republic comes around in 2049.
AFP
The writer is freelance journalist
On April 29, a Long March 5B (LM5B) rocket lifted off from China’s Wenchang launch centre in Hainan, carrying into orbit the core module of the planned Chinese space station, Tiangong (‘Heavenly Palace’) even as debris from it falling into the Indian Ocean on May 9 grabbed more headlines worldwide. The China National Space Agency (CNSA) has lined up several launches to assemble the station by end-2022. Tiangong will accommodate three astronauts for up to six months, and will
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The core module of China s space station, Tianhe, on the the Long March-5B Y2 rocket is moved to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in southern China s Hainan Province in April. Photo / AP
The core module of China s space station, Tianhe, on the the Long March-5B Y2 rocket is moved to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in southern China s Hainan Province in April. Photo / AP
Financial Times
By: Christian Shepherd and James Kynge
When Chinese engineers launched the first part of the country s permanent space station into the Earth s orbit late last month President Xi Jinping told them they had achieved a glowing place in the nation s history.
"Exploration is a global endeavor, each milestone contributing to humanity s understanding of the universe, and we look forward to China s contributions to increased scientific understanding," NASA
Daily Times
April 29, 2021
China first observed its Space Day on April 24, 2016, to commemorate the anniversary of the country’s first-ever satellite launch, Dongfanghong-1, back in 1970. This year, festivities kicked off in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, under the theme: Voyaging into space, pursuing dreams. This was particularly apt given that the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and its Russian counterpart used the occasion to announce collaboration on establishing the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). This has been welcomed by both scientists and space enthusiasts around the world, not least because the project is open to international cooperation.
There is much for Beijing to celebrate, including the upcoming landing of its first independent Mars probe. The Tianwen-1 and the craft reached Mars’ orbit this February and is expected to ‘touch base’ at the Utopia Planitia in mid- or late May. This is not to forget the construction of the Ch
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin s Regular Press Conference on April 27, 2021
2021/04/27
As has been agreed through consultation, Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang and Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel will co-chair via video link the 6th round of China-Germany inter-governmental consultation on April 28.
CNR: Yesterday, China announced that State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will host a video conference against COVID-19 to be attended by five other foreign ministers. Any special background for this meeting? What do you expect out of it?
Wang Wenbin: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have been standing together, providing assistance to one another and contributing to the regional response. Since July 2020, China has hosted a series of meetings including one on COVID-19 bringing together the foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal, another on the sam