China successfully launches cargo spacecraft for its space station in orbitThe Long March-7 Y6 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-5 which blasted off this morning from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern isl...
12 Nov, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
Three astronauts enter China's space station module after successful launchEarlier in the day, the spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. Minutes later, the official at t...
05 Jun, 2022, 08.28 PM IST
China launches mission to complete space station assemblyThe Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory modules t...
05 Jun, 2022, 08.47 AM IST
China announces crew for Shenzhou-14 manned space missionThe Shenzhou-14 spacecraft carrying astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe will dock with the Tiangong space station currently under ...
04 Jun, 2022, 11.39 AM IST
Chinese astronauts conduct first manual rendezvous and docking experiment at space stationThis is the second manned mission for China's space station. Earlier, three other astronauts - Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo - r...
08 Jan, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
China says its space station will be ready this yearOnce ready, China will be the only country to own a space station of its own as the International Space Station (ISS) of Russia is a collab...
06 Jan, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
First Chinese woman walks in space, scripts historyA native of Shandong province and mother of a five-year-old girl, Wang joined the People's Liberation Army Air Force in August 1997 and ser...
08 Nov, 2021, 11.08 AM IST
Rocket blasts off carrying first Chinese crew to new space stationLift-off happened at 9:22 am (0122 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwest China's Gobi desert, with the rocket rising in clouds o...
17 Jun, 2021, 03.14 PM IST
China successfully launches cargo spacecraft to dock with space station moduleThe Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-2, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island p...
29 May, 2021, 11.17 PM IST
China prepares to launch rocket carrying space station suppliesBeijing has pumped billions into its space programme in a bid to make up ground on pioneers Russia and the United States, with ambitious pr...
19 May, 2021, 04.00 PM IST
China's 'space dream': A long march to the Moon and beyondBeijing has poured billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a crewed space station by 2022 and eventually sendi...
29 Apr, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
Why Chandrayaan-2 is taking 48 days to reach Moon when Apollo-11 took just 4The answer lies in the build of the rocket, the amount of fuel it’s carrying and the speed of the lunarcraft.
09 Aug, 2019, 11.16 AM IST
Why the world keeps returning to ChandamamaThe first object from Earth to kiss Moon was USSR’s Luna-2 craft, on Sept 14, 1959.
02 Jul, 2019, 11.25 AM IST
Chandrayaan-2 mission: Rover to spend 14 days on moon's surface, says Isro chiefOn testing of lunar components, Dr Sivan said, "All three components of the lunar module are almost ready.
05 Feb, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
Remembering Neil Armstrong and Co: The first manned mission to the moonApollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission, safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969, after a four-day mission.
23 Jul, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
HAL delivers Orbiter Craft Module Structure of Chandrayaan-2 to ISRO(HAL) has delivered 'Orbiter Craft Module Structure' of Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar exploration mission, to ISRO Satellite Centre.
22 Jun, 2015, 08.03 PM IST
China builds new center to launch space stationChina's fourth and most advanced space launch center which will boost the carrying capacity of Chinese rockets manifold is set to launch th...
26 Oct, 2014, 05.46 PM IST