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Space exhibition ready to blast off in Jing'an

Metro | Science
2009-6-29

LOCAL space fans got an early look at about 30 components from China's Shenzhou VII spacecraft at the preview of a space exhibition yesterday. The two-week exhibition will officially open to the public on Wednesday....

Module docking planned as space program picks up pace

National
2009-3-1

CHINA plans to launch an unmanned space module into orbit as early as the end of 2010. It is expected to meet with another unmanned spacecraft, Shenzhou VIII, which is scheduled to be launched in early 2011 and...

Astronauts urge students to dream

National
2008-12-10

THE three Chinese astronauts who made the nation's historic maiden space walk with the Shenzhou VII spacecraft yesterday met and shared their space traveling experiences with more than 2,000 Macau students. The...

Exhibition tells story of taikonauts' journey

Metro | Science
2008-12-3

SPACE fans have a great opportunity to imagine themselves in a taikonaut seat, thanks to a Shanghai exhibition featuring components from the Shenzhou VII, China's third manned spacecraft and the first to support a...

Capsule on show

Metro
2008-11-17

THE capsule of China's manned spacecraft Shenzhou VII arrived in town over the weekend. It will be on display between December 3 and 9 at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in Pudong along with more than 40...

Space ride may boost plant used on tumors

National
2008-10-4

RARE plants taken into space on the recent Shenzhou VII mission are now being studied in a Chinese nanobiotechnology laboratory. The plants, including rauwolfia and salvia miltiorrhiza (also known as red sage),...

Experts probe space capsule

National
2008-10-1

THE re-entry module of China's Shenzhou VII spacecraft arrived in Beijing yesterday afternoon, two days after its safe landing in northern China's Inner Mongolia. The capsule was shipped to Beijing's Changping...

China to issue spacewalk commemorative coins

National
2008-9-29

THE People's Bank of China, the central bank, said today that it would issue a set of gold and silver coins on Oct. 10 to commemorate the success of the country's maiden spacewalk. The issuance comprises 30,000...

Space walk trio home to a heroes' welcome

National
2008-9-29

THE Shenzhou VII space module with its three taikonauts on board landed safely yesterday afternoon in China's northern grassland. Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng completed a 68-hour flight, which included...

FLASH: ALL TAIKONAUTS OUT OF SHENZHOU MODULE, MISSION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED

National
2008-9-28

FLASH: ALL TAIKONAUTS OUT OF SHENZHOU MODULE, MISSION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED