News Archive / Tagged: China National Space Administration

• Shenzhou-16 taikonauts return to Earth after 5 months in space

  Derek RichardsonOctober 31st, 2023

  The fifth long-duration crew mission to China’s Tiangong space station has concluded after the three-person Shenzhou-16 landed in China following a 154-day stay aboard the outpost.

• China launches Shenzhou 17 crew to Tiangong space station

  Derek RichardsonOctober 26th, 2023

  China’s Shenzhou 17 mission with three taikonauts launched to the country’s Tiangong space station, docking with the outpost some six hours later.

• ‘Wentian’ science module launched to Chinese space station

  Derek RichardsonJuly 24th, 2022

  A new laboratory cabin module called Wentian was launched by China to add to the country’s fledgling Tiangong space station.

• Chinese Shenzhou 14 crew arrive at Tiangong space station

  Cullen DesforgesJune 5th, 2022

  Shenzhou 14 and three Chinese space flyers launched to the Tiangong space station on a mission to complete the assembly of China's first modular outpost.

• Shenzhou-12 astronaut trio launch to new Chinese space station

  Derek RichardsonJune 16th, 2021

  China launched its first human spaceflight in five years when Shenzhou-12 soared skyward with an astronaut trio bound for the country’s new space station.

• China launches Tianzhou-2 cargo craft to new space station

  Derek RichardsonMay 29th, 2021

  Just a month after launching the first part of its multi-module Tiangong space station, China has sent a cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-2, to the fledgling outpost.

• China orbits ‘Tianhe,’ the core of its multi-module space station

  Michael McCabeApril 29th, 2021

  China has begun construction of a large three-module space station with the launch of the Tianhe core module, starting a two-year assembly sequence.

• Launch of Shijian 20 lights up Chinese skies and exploration ambitions

  SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 28th, 2019

  China has big plans for its space program. But before it can achieve them, it needed to make sure a key launch vehicle was up to the task. A recent mission suggests that it is.

• Long March 11 orbits 4 satellites in China’s 2nd orbital flight of 2019

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 22nd, 2019

  China performed its second mission of 2019 with the flight of a Long March 11 to orbit four small satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

• China launches 1st mission of 2019

  Jason RhianJanuary 10th, 2019

  China has carried out its first flight of 2019 with the launch of the Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat-2D) communications satellite. 

• China’s Chang’e 4 mission lands on Moon’s far side

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 3rd, 2019

  The China National Space Administration successfully soft-landed a spacecraft on the far side of the Moon, a historic first in lunar exploration.

• Long March 2D sends 5 satellites into orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 20th, 2018

  A Long March 2D rocket took to the skies early Tuesday to orbit the Shiyan-6 Earth-observing spacecraft and four smaller satellites for China.

• Long March 3B orbits another BeiDou-3 satellite duo

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 19th, 2018

  Using its long-serving Long March 3B rocket, China sent another pair of BeiDou-3 spacecraft for the country’s homegrown satellite navigation system on Monday, November 19 (local time). This is the eighth time this year that Beijing has launched a BeiDou-3 duo to replenish its navigation network.

• Long March 2C sends CFOSat and seven small satellites to orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 29th, 2018

  China sent a Long March 2C booster on a mission to deliver the Chinese-French CFOSat ocean-observing spacecraft and seven smaller payloads into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) on Monday, October 29.

• Long March 4B lifts off with Haiyang-2B marine satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 25th, 2018

  China continues its impressive 2018 launch manifest with the flight of a satellite designed to study Earth's oceans and other areas of study.