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The country expects to complete construction of its space station, called Tiangong, next year. April 29, 2021 In this image taken from undated video footage run by China’s CCTV via AP Video, a rendering of a module of a Chinese space station is shown. Credit: CCTV via AP Video Advertisement On April 29, China completed yet another milestone in its ambitious and growing space program when it sent a core module of the space station it is building into outer space. Chinese news agency Xinhua reports that the module, called Tianhe, was carried to space using a Long March-5B Y2 rocket, which li...

Advertisement China has a new partner in its lunar ambitions: Russia. According to an agreement signed between the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and Russia’s Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, the two governments will cooperate in establishing a permanent lunar base, either on the moon’s surface or in lunar orbit. The memorandum of understanding, signed on March 9, calls for “extensive cooperation” on an International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), described as “a comprehensive scientific experiment base with the capability of long-term autonomous operati...

4 March 2021, 11:20 pm EST By China is planning to launch a new solid-fuel rocket that can transport 20 satellites in its cargo. It has recently been greenlit and is expected to make its maiden flight in 2022.  ( Artyom Ivanov/TASS (Photo by Alexei Ivanov\TASS via Getty Images) ) China is planning to launch a new solid-fuel rocket that can transport 20 satellites in its cargo. It has recently been greenlit and is expected to make its maiden flight in 2022. The Smar...

Sky High: How the Asia-Pacific Sees Space David Burbach, Namrata Goswami, and Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan discuss the future of space competition and cooperation in Asia. January 13, 2021 Advertisement After a long lull, great power competition in outer space is back. The last two administrations in the United States have left deep imprints on the U.S. space program in their own ways. While the Obama administration recognized the importance of private commercial actors for space, the Trump administration’s emphasis on the military and economic dimensions of space ...