2012-01-07 (China Military News cited from msn.com and by Mike Wall ) -- According to a recent report by the BBC, a new article in Spaceflight Magazine suggests that the robotic X-37B space plane might be surveilling China's recently launched space laboratory Tiangong 1. As evidence, the article notes apparently striking ... READ MORE

2012-01-06 (China Military News cited from bbc.co.uk and by Jonathan Amos) -- America's classified X-37B spaceplane is probably spying on China, according to a report in Spaceflight magazine.
The unpiloted vehicle was launched into orbit by the US Air Force in March last year and has yet to return to Earth.
The ... READ MORE

2012-01-06 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) -- China would put Bolivia's first telecommunications satellite into orbit in December 2013, China's Ambassador to Bolivia Shen Zhiliang announced Thursday.
The manufacturing process of the satellite had been completed in China, Shen said, and technicians from both countries were working on the final ... READ MORE

2012-01-02 (China Military News cited from scoop.co.nz and by Binoy Kampmark) -- It was central to old occidental fantasies of the east that Cathay stood tall and strong as a majestic force, an intangible entity that mystified and terrified with its technological prowess and despotic enchantments. In a sense, the ... READ MORE

2011-12-30 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) -- China will develop new-generation launch vehicles, such as Long March-5, Long March-6 and Long March-7, in the next five years, a governmental white paper said Thursday.
The Long March-5 will use non-toxic and pollution-free propellant, and will be capable of placing 25 tonnes of ... READ MORE

2011-12-29 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) -- China will launch the Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-10 spacecraft and achieve space rendezvous and docking missions with the orbiting Tiangong-1 vehicle in 2012, a spokesman for the China National Space Administration said Thursday.
Spokesman Zhang Wei made the announcement at a press conference held ... READ MORE

2011-12-28 (China Military News cited from gizmodo.com.au and by Jesus Diaz) -- China is now one step closer to become the top economic and military superpower in the world: their Beidou geo-positioning system is now fully armed and operational.
What does it cover?
Right now they have 10 geo-positioning satellites in orbit ... READ MORE

2011-12-27 (China Military News cited from space.com ) -- For the first time since the dawn of the space age, China's Long March rocket family eclipsed the annual flight rate of the U.S. fleet of space launchers Thursday with the successful deployment of a high-resolution mapping satellite.
A Long March 4B ... READ MORE

2011-12-27 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) -- China's homegrown Beidou Navigation Satellite System began providing initial positioning, navigation and timing operational services to China and its surrounding areas from Tuesday, a spokesman for the system said.
Six more satellites will be launched in 2012 to further improve the Beidou system ... READ MORE