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A Big Week For Chinese Exploration & Engineering
Chinese Submarine Breaks Deepest-Dive Record In Mariana Trench “A Chinese submarine descended to 6,908 meters (22,600 feet) in the Mariana Trench today, breaking the record for the nation’s deepest dive […]
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Update: Shenzhou 9 Docks With Tiangong-1
Chinese Astronauts Dock and Enter Tiangong 1 Mini-Spacelab (with video) “Following on their successful launch on Saturday the Chinese Shenzhou-9 spacecraft docked today with the Tiangong-1 mini-spacelab and the three […]
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ESA Supports China Docking With ISS
ESA, China Discuss Shenzhou Docking At ISS, Aviation Week “European Space Agency Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain met with his Chinese counterpart March 22-23 to discuss future cooperation in manned spaceflight, […]
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China as a New ISS Partner? (Update)
Some space station partners appear ready to welcome China into the group, CP “Jean-Jacques Dordain, head of the European body, said he hopes the International Space Station partnership would be […]
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DIA Chief Warning About Space Technology in China
DIA DIrector: China Preparing for Space Warefare, Washington Free Beacon “Army Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, disclosed new details of China’s space weapons programs […]
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Neil Tyson Has Lost Faith in American Human Space Exploration
Keith’s note: Gee, I sure hope Tyson doesn’t say things like this to the young people who visit the Rose Center to learn about the wonders of space. Talk about […]
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X-37B, Tiangong-1, and Bad Orbital Math
Bloopers in Space, Jim Oberg, IEEE Spectrum “A horrendous error appears to have been made by a well-respected British spaceflight society, which reportedly is about to publish an article claiming […]
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Reaction to China's Space White Paper
Will China shame the US back to strong space program?, editorial, Youngstown Vindicator “Indeed China cites the effect on national pride as well worth the cost of its massive investment. […]
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Frank Wolf's Sinophobia Manifests Itself at OSTP
Congress Slashes Budget of White House Science Office, AAAS/Science Insider “First words, then deeds. Frustrated that White House officials have ignored congressional language curtailing scientific collaborations with China, legislators have […]