by Rob Coppinger | Apr 2, 2009 | China, exploration, space station
The chief designer of China’s manned space programme, Zhou Jiaping, speaking now at the National Space Symposium’s international space agency session, has just said that after Shenzhou-9 docks with the target vehicle Tiangong-1 the...
by Rob Coppinger | Apr 1, 2009 | China, exploration, space station, Technology
In a 23min 44s one-on-one interview with Flight the head of China’s manned space programme, Dr Zhou Jianping, talked about the future of the Shenzhou spacecraft, the country’s space laboratory plans, how the docking missions will be organised, what...
by Rob Coppinger | Jan 7, 2009 | China, exploration
Members of China’s Manned Space Engineering office (which seems to be an organisation operated jointly by the China National Space Administration and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)) visited the UK recently Hyperbola has gleaned a few details from their...
by Rob Coppinger | Oct 2, 2008 | China
Speaking at 0830h on Thursday 2 October Li Ming, an official of the China Academy of Space Technology, gave a briefing on behalf of the Society of Chinese Astronautics that included a history of China’s manned spaceflight programme, a review of the Shenzhou-7...
by Rob Coppinger | Sep 25, 2008 | China
In this story published at 13:19h GMT today on state owned news website chinadaily.com.cn it is stated that, “two taikonauts would enter the orbital module, where one would put on domestically-made spacesuit Feitian and leave the module to take back test...
by Rob Coppinger | Sep 2, 2008 | China
While internet reports are qouting Chinese newspapers saying that China’s three-man Shenzhou VII spacecraft could be launched in the next two weeks the Chinese government’s Xinhua news agency actually reported as long ago as March that the spacewalk...
