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6 days ago | 
chinadaily.com.cn | Zhao Lei
Chinese scientists have conducted a series of laser technology tests in space, aiming to verify the use of lasers in the country's ambitious space missions. In a major milestone, an experimental satellite recently carried out the world's first daytime laser-ranging test in Earth-moon space, marking a breakthrough in China's deep-space orbital precision measurement capability, according to the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
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1 week ago | 
chinadailyhk.com | Zhao Lei
Returning safely after 6-month sojourn at space station, astronauts recall gazing at ‘beautiful, blue’ Earth in orbitThe Shenzhou XIX mission astronauts landed safely at the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on April 30 afternoon, wrapping up their six-month orbital journey.
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2 weeks ago | 
chinadailyasia.com | Zhao Lei
landed safely at the Dongfeng Landing Site in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Wednesday afternoon, wrapping up their six-month orbital journey, as the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) declared the mission a success.
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2 weeks ago | 
chinadaily.com.cn | Zhao Lei
China's second domestically-made large cruise ship, Adora Flora City, reached a crucial point in its construction work on Monday, moving closer to its scheduled delivery in 2026. China State Shipbuilding Corp, the world's largest shipbuilder, said in a news release that water started to be pumped into the vessel's dry dock early Monday morning, soon floating the ship.
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2 weeks ago | 
chinadailyhk.com | Zhao Lei
Crew members of have begun to carry out takeover work of the Tiangong space station with the outgoing Shenzhou XIX astronauts. The new arrivals — mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong and crew members Colonel Chen Zhongrui and Colonel Wang Jie — on Thursday afternoon from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
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2 weeks ago | 
chinadailyhk.com | Zhao Lei
Deal signed with selected institutions during an event marking 10th Space DayIn its latest move to promote international space cooperation, China has agreed to distribute lunar samples collected by its Chang'e 5 mission to foreign scientists. At a ceremony in Shanghai on Thursday marking the country's 10th Space Day, the China National Space Administration announced the results of international applications to borrow the precious lunar material.
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3 weeks ago | 
chinadailyasia.com | Zhao Lei
Three crew members of Shenzhou XX mission, China's 15th manned spaceflight, got off the ground at 5:17 pm on Thursday as their spaceship's carrier, a 20-story-tall Long March 2F rocket, soared into skies from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi Desert.
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3 weeks ago | 
chinadailyhk.com | Zhao Lei
More space missions planned, including a manned trip to the moon and one that would bring back samples from MarsEditor's Note: China has always adhered to exploring and utilizing outer space for peaceful purposes. In recent decades, China's aerospace development has entered the "fast lane", seeing remarkable achievements in terms of space exploration. Thursday marks China's 10th Space Day. China Daily presents a special report on the nation's achievements in the field.
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3 weeks ago | 
chinadailyasia.com | Zhao Lei
More space missions planned, including a manned trip to the moon and one that would bring back samples from MarsEditor's Note: China has always adhered to exploring and utilizing outer space for peaceful purposes. In recent decades, China's aerospace development has entered the "fast lane", seeing remarkable achievements in terms of space exploration. Thursday marks China's 10th Space Day. China Daily presents a special report on the nation's achievements in the field.
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3 weeks ago | 
chinadaily.com.cn | Zhao Lei
Chinese astronauts selected from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions are expected to carry out their first spaceflight as early as 2026, a senior official said on Wednesday. Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency, said at a news conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China that the two astronauts have adapted well to life and training at the Astronaut Center of China in Beijing since arriving in August.
