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China to launch space station's first module

China said Tuesday it will launch its Tiangong-1 space module later this month, marking its first step towards building a Chinese space station.

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created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 7

China may send first woman into space

China may send its first woman into space next year as part of a programme to build a space station by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday.

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created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China to attempt first space rendezvous

China will attempt its first space docking between two unmanned vehicles this year, the first step in efforts to build a Chinese space station, a senior official said Friday.

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created Apr 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5

China spacecraft launches on key mission

China launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to carry out a key docking mission, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.

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created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11

China completes second space docking

China completed its second space docking on Monday, state media reported, as it moves closer towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station.

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created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

China's next space mission to carry 3 astronauts

China's next space mission will carry three astronauts who will dock with and live inside an experimental orbiting module launched last year, state media said Friday.

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created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Spacecraft dockings improve car assembly

(PhysOrg.com) -- The next car comes down the conveyor belt ready for the dashboard to be added. Speed and position are controlled as if it were a spacecraft docking automatically with the International Space ...

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created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China may send its first woman into space: Xinhua

China may send its first woman into space this year after including female astronauts in the team training for its first manned space docking, state media said Monday.

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created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Russian resupply ship docks at International Space Station

An unmanned Russian supply vessel docked Sunday without trouble at the International Space Station, two days after a technical glitch forced a similar maneuver to be aborted.

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created Jul 04, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 3

China plans space station with module launch in 2010

China will launch a space module next year and carry out the nation's first space docking in 2011 as a step towards its goal of building a space station, state media said Sunday.

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created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

China to launch spacecraft on Tuesday: Xinhua

China said Monday it will launch an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.

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created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Russia has concerns for SpaceX safety for docking to ISS

While a test of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft docking capabilities with the International Space Station is tentatively scheduled for December, 2011, Russia has said it will not allow a SpaceX vehicle to ...

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created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 21

Delayed spacewalk ends successfully

(AP) -- Two international space station crew members wrapped up a successful spacewalk Friday, the first since the size of the station's crew expanded from three to six last month.

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China setting up new rocket production base

China is setting up a new high-tech manufacturing base that will build the rockets for its ambitious space programme to put a man on the moon, state press has said.

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created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

After shuttle lands, Mission Control to go quiet

(AP) -- In the geeky world of space engineering, this large, high-ceilinged room is close to holy. Inside, people speak in hushed tones and observe time-honored traditions.

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created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3