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China begins building three-person space station, first launch to take place soon Firstpost 2 hours ago © Provided by Firstpost China begins building three-person space station, first launch to take place soon China plans to launch the core module for its first permanent space station this week in the latest big step forward for the country’s space exploration program. The Tianhe, or “Heavenly Harmony” module is set to be hurtled into space aboard a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang Launch Center on the southern island of Hainan. The launch could come as early as Thursday nigh...

China's Tianwen-1 is currently parked in temporary orbit, waiting to land on Mars Firstpost 24-02-2021 The Associated Press © Provided by Firstpost China's Tianwen-1 is currently parked in temporary orbit, waiting to land on Mars China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months. The China National Space Administration said the spacecraft executed a manoeuvre to adjust its orbit early Wednesday morning Beijing time and will remain in the new orbit for about the ne...

China's Chang'e 5 successfully enters Earth's surface, lands in Mongolia with moon rocks in tow Firstpost 17-12-2020 Agence France-Presse © Provided by Firstpost China's Chang'e 5 successfully enters Earth's surface, lands in Mongolia with moon rocks in tow An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples. While scientists hope the samples will give insights into the Moon's origins and volcanic activity on its surface, the trip was also anothe...