Keith’s note: I was just on CGTN to talk about the launch of Shenzhou 23 and China’s longer term space ambitions. And I managed to get a plug in regarding […]
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NASAWatch on CGTN: Shenzhou-19 Leaves Earth For That Other Space Station
Keith’s note: I appeared on CGTN tonight to talk about the launch of Shenzhou-19 and what the crews will be doing on China’s Tiangong space station. [Audio]
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Earth Has Two Occupied Space Stations Again
Shenzhou-11 Docks With Tiangong-2, SpaceRef “China’s Shenzhou-11 has docked with the Tiangong-2 Space Station. After completing a series of systems checks astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong will enter Tiangong-2 […]
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Upcoming Space News
China to launch manned space mission Shenzhou 11 on Monday “China will launch a two-man space mission, Shenzhou 11, on Monday, officials with the space program said, taking the country […]
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Now You Can Fly People & Experiments on Two Space Stations
China’s space station to open for foreign peers, China Daily “China is willing to provide training and open the Chinese space station to foreign astronauts, senior space flight officials said. […]
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How Should The U.S. Respond to Chinese Space Success?
Space, the Missing Frontier, opinion, NY Times “During the transition period after he defeated John McCain, Obama contemplated combining the best of the space programs at the Pentagon and NASA […]
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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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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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Video: Shezhou Docks With Tiangong-1
Keith’s note: Video: Shenzhou-8 Rendezvous and Docking with Tiangong-1
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Now Anyone Can Dock With the ISS
Space Station Partners Release International Docking Standard “The International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) has approved a docking system standard. The international standard will provide guidelines for a common […]