Andrew Jones
Journalist tracking China's space programme. Correspondent at @SpaceNews_Inc; @SPACEdotcom @exploreplanets @IEEESpectrum | @[email protected]
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4 days ago |
cyberera.com.ng | Andrew Jones
By Andrew JonesSome time in next 10 years, a Chinese mission aims to do what’s never been done before: collect cloud particles from Venus and bring them home. But achieving that goal will mean overcoming one of the most hostile environments in the solar system—the planet’s cloaking clouds are primarily made up of droplets of sulfuric acid.
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6 days ago |
spacenews.com | Andrew Jones
HELSINKI — China is preparing to launch new modules to its Tiangong space station to meet growing demands for science and potentially boost international cooperation. The Long March 5B, currently China’s most powerful rocket, is slated to launch new Tiangong modules, according to an official with China’s state-owned main space contractor.
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6 days ago |
spacenews.com | Andrew Jones
HELSINKI — China has released comprehensive regulations for direct-to-device satellite services, laying the foundation for domestic growth of the emerging sector. Seven government departments issued a notice April 30 entitled “Regulations on the Management of Terminal Equipment Directly Connected to Satellite Services,” establishing the legal and technical groundwork for satellite connectivity aligned with national objectives.
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6 days ago |
space.com | Andrew Jones
The European Space Agency is assessing how proposed cuts to NASA's budget could impact it and its member states as major cooperative missions face the threat of cancellation. The Trump administration's "skinny budget" released on May 2 proposes slashing the NASA budget by 24%. Two major projects involving ESA — the Gateway lunar orbiting station and Mars Sample Return (MSR) — are earmarked for cancellation.
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1 week ago |
space.com | Andrew Jones
China has achieved a milestone feat, making the first-ever laser ranging measurement from Earth to the moon during the daytime. Researchers at Yunnan Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) used an infrared lunar laser ranging system of a recently upgraded 1.2-meter (3.9 feet) telescope to ping a small laser retroreflector on the Tiandu 1 satellite orbiting the moon.
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The China-Russia statement also condemns the "use of commercial space systems to interfere in the internal affairs of sovereign States and armed conflicts involving third countries." In 2023, however, the US sanctioned Chinese firm Spacety for allegedly supplying Russia's Wagner
China and Russia have issued a joint statement on global strategic stability, and are not happy about the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system. https://t.co/bAm29RElfp https://t.co/EsBqRZRzF4
RT @jeff_foust: NASA's Lori Glaze says at a National Academies meeting this morning that the agency is pushing for a launch "as early as Fe…
