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12 December, 2024
Women look at their phones near a display of planets from the solar system in Beijing on November 19. Photo: AP
China technology

How will new SMS partnership add to BeiDou’s Chinese user base?

China Telecom working with phone manufacturers to enable its 423 million mobile users to connect via satellites.

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China’s next-gen BeiDou satellite system to ramp up rivalry with US-based GPS

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China airliners

China’s C919 order backlog raises urgency for foreign-part acquisitions

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China airliners

Explainer | China’s 4 commercial jets unboxed: from the rebranded C909 to a futuristic C939

More details about China’s home-grown passenger planes emerge at Zhuhai air show, with new sales and lofty aviation ambitions on display.

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A crowd looks on as China’ss domestically produced C909 passenger jet lands at an air show in Nanchang in the central Jiangxi province. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Sky’s the limit as Hong Kong enters the space age

Locally designed satellites launched into orbit is proof that city has a crucial role to play in China’s hi-tech future.

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What time is it on the moon? China and the US are racing to decide

The space rivals are spearheading separate initiatives to create time standards that will be used to coordinate international lunar missions.

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‘Fierce international competition’ has China upgrading major radio telescope

An array of 24 radio telescopes will be built around China’s FAST to help boost the massive telescope’s resolution.

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China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) will get a major upgrade, it has been announced. Photo: Xinhua
Science

China’s Chang’e-6 reveals greyer, rockier soil from far side of the moon

First peek at samples from latest Chinese lunar mission follows news that Chang’e-4 rover Yutu-2 is still roaming moon’s ‘dark side’.

China's space programme

What is Asia’s role in the global space race?

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Last BeiDou-3 satellites sent into orbit to test tech for next-gen system

Satellite pair launched on Thursday will allow for system to keep operating while older satellites are maintained and managed.

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The 59th and 60th satellites in the BeiDou system are launched on a Long March-3B carrier rocket and Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
China's space programme

China unveils first analysis of moon’s hidden far side from Chang’e-6 samples

‘Fluffier’ soil distinct from previous near side samples, may offer ‘highly significant’ insights into lunar origin, evolution: scientists.

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The return capsule of the Chang’e-6 lunar probe is opened during a ceremony at the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in Beijing on June 26. Photo: Xinhua
Science

How Chinese expertise helped to build US aerospace programmes

Throughout America’s ambition to lead the world in space exploration, engineers born in China have played major roles.

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United States

Historic SpaceX private astronaut mission splashes down off Florida

The team had managed to hit a peak altitude of 1400km, the furthest humans have travelled from Earth since the Apollo missions to the Moon.

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LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 reusable rocket test a ‘breakthrough’ for China space race

200-second flight to 10km altitude tests key technologies including ‘crucial’ in-flight engine reignition during deceleration phase.

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LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 reusable rocket’s engine reignition technology was tested as part of the test flight on Wednesday in northern China. Photo: Xinhua
Science

China’s lunar station project expands with a dozen new partners

Deep space conference in China told that by 2050, ILRS will expand into research network at south pole, equator and far side of moon.

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By 2050, the China-led moon base will be a network of research facilities at the moon’s south pole, equator and far side, according to senior space official Wu Yanhua. Image: China National Space Administration
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Chinese astronauts will test sample bricks for moon research base

Bricks made from artificial lunar soil will be sent to China’s space station next month for a three-year experiment to see how they hold up in extreme conditions.

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China’s Shenlong space plane ends third flight, shows ‘maturing’ performance

Reusable spacecraft lands in Gobi Desert months after US detects unknown object ejected from the plane and sent into same orbit.

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China sets 2028 date for historic Mars mission – as US plan left in limbo

In the race for the red planet, China has taken the lead, with its Tianwen-3 mission launch date brought forward two years.

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China is set to bring forward its Mars mission launch date, while US space agency Nasa is struggling with delays and cost blowouts to get its Mars rock samples back to Earth. Photo: Shutterstock
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How a Chinese lunar probe and 3 glass beads rewrote the moon’s geological past

New analysis of mission samples reveals volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs walked the Earth.

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Cheaper, quicker, stronger: Chinese scientists reinvent space heat shield output

A new way of making silicon carbide aerogel cuts the cost of production to a tiny fraction of the present price, researchers say.

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Chinese scientists devise method to get water from moon rocks

The technique, developed following a study of samples brought back by the Chang’e-5 mission, could be a key step to building a lunar base.

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Researchers have spent decades searching for water sources on the moon. Photo: Shutterstock
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China-led team caught gamma ray produced by biggest explosion since the Big Bang

Scientists identify spectral line with energy levels close to the speed of light in once-in-10,000-years cosmic event.

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An illustration of the supernova that launched the BOAT. Scientists identified a spectral line with energy levels peaking at 37 million electron volts (MeV) during an exceptionally powerful gamma-ray burst. Photo: Aaron M. Geller/Northwestern/ CIERA/IT Research Computing and Data Services
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Why China’s first giant HIP press marks a leap forward for aerospace sector

Ultra-large hot isostatic pressing (HIP) machine expected to boost China’s global edge in high-performance, wear-resistant new materials.

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Science

Chinese scientists propose information superhighway between Earth and the moon

A plan for a communication and monitoring network between Earth and the moon has been revealed by Chinese researchers.

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A satnav system for the moon? Chinese scientists plot a possible route

China’s lunar ambitions could soon be aided by the construction of 21 satellites for a moon navigation system.

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Chinese scientists have proposed a satellite navigation system to give around-the-clock services to all parts of the moon. Photo: Shutterstock
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Private Chinese firm launches world’s most powerful solid-fuel rocket

Chinese aerospace media reports Gravity-1 launch is ‘a significant advancement in the independent innovation of China’s commercial carrier rockets’.

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A Gravity-1 commercial carrier rocket carrying three satellites is launched from waters off the coast of Haiyang, in Shandong province, on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
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Chinese tech could break barrier to crucial defence and aerospace material

China develops way to mass produce ultra-strong carbon fibre – used in missiles, space stations and wind turbines – despite US and Japanese export bans on manufacturing equipment.

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China’s new aerospace programme in price war on SpaceX reusable rockets

Innovative transport system will cost just a fraction of the existing Long March rockets in response to growing challenges from the US.

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