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China's first Mars exploration mission named 'Tianwen-1'

China's first Mars exploration mission was officially named "Tianwen-1" on Friday, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).China plans to launch a Mars probe in 2020, aiming to co

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Iran "successfully" launches 1st military satellite

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday "successfully" launched the country's first military satellite into space, official IRNA news agency reported

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Female NASA astronaut Koch returns to Earth, makes history

00:56 U.S. astronaut Christina Koch returned to the Earth on Thursday after shattering the spaceflight record for female astronauts. Koch spent 328 days in space along with Luca Parmit

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EXCLUSIVE: Myanmar fighter jets escort Chinese president's plane

EXCLUSIVE: Myanmar dispatched two fighter jets to escort Chinese President Xi Jinping's plane as it entered the country's air space. Xi arrived in Nay Pyi Taw on Frida

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China launches its first low-orbit satellite with 10Gbps bandwidth

China's first low-orbit broadband satellite is launched at 11:02 am from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on January 16, 2020./CGTN Photo China's first low-orbit broadband satellite with a comm

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Astronaut Leroy Chiao discusses the latest in space exploration

04:13 CGTN's Gerald Tan discusses space exploration with former NASA astronaut and international space station commander Leroy Chiao.

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Space Day of China: What have we done and where are we going?

China’sspacequestinmodernhistorydatesbacktothe1950s.In1956,China’sfirstmissile-and-rocketresearchinstitutewassetup,markingthestartofChina’sspaceindustry.OnApril

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Why the White House wants to create a traffic cop for space

Spacemaybevast,butit’sgettingprettycrowdedupthere.Therearenownearly1,500satellitesinorbitaroundEarthandlotsofdebris—anestimated20,000piecesofspacejunkbiggerthan

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China unveils underwater astronaut training suit

AdomesticallydesignedunderwatertrainingsuitforChina'sastronautswasshowntothepressinBeijingFriday.TheAstronautCenterofChina(ACC)unveiledthesuitduringasummitonaer

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Across China: Rocket launch brings back fortune to locals

BatterycartscarrytouristsaroundWenchangspacelaunchcenterontheChineseislandprovinceofHainan.A130yuan(20.7U.S.dollars)ticketallowsthemtoviewthelaunchandoperationc

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Chang’e 4 probe to carry out experiments in unexplored lunar territory

China'sChang'e-4lunarprobeisexpectedtoaccomplishfeatsthatareunprecedentedinspacehistoryafteritlauncheslaterthisyear,suchastouchingdownsoftlyonthefarsideoftheMoo

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Chinese scientists find solutions to keep rockets working

ChineseengineershavedeterminedwhatcausedthefailureofthesecondflightofChina'slargestcarrierrocket,aLongMarch5,inJulyandhavecomeupwithcorrectivesolutions,accordin

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The first person on Mars 'should be a woman'

AseniorNasaengineerhassaidthefirstpersontosetfootonMarsshouldbeawoman.AllisonMcIntyre,whoputsprospectivespacetravellersthroughtheirpacesatJohnsonSpaceCenterinHo

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Nasa to launch Tess on hunt for 20,000 new worlds

Ifthevagariesofweatherandrocketsciencedonotintervene,themostambitioussearchforalienworldsaroundthebrighteststarsintheskywillbeginonMondaywiththelaunchofNasa’sne

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Tourists to view 16 sunrises and sunsets a day in space by 2022

GettingboredwithstayingathotelsonEarth?Maybenowisthetimetoplanyourspacejourney.AprivateUSenterprisehasrecentlyrevealeditsplantobuildthefirstluxuryhotelinspacewi

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Aurora Station: First-ever luxury hotel in space announced

Touristswillsoonbeabletoboldlygowherenoholidaymakershavegonebeforethankstothelaunchofthefirst-everluxuryhotelinspace.AnnouncedduringtheSpace2.0summitinSanJose,C

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Scientists hope harpoons can skewer space junk crisis

AEuropeansatellitelaunchedthisweektotryoutwaysoftacklingthegrowingamountofgarbageinspacewillusetechnologyasfamiliartotheancientRomansasastronauts–netsandharpoon