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China became the third country ever to launch a human into space in 2003 and has been expanding its space program ever since. Get the latest news about China's space program, launches and space missions.
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Despite ideological differences, the U.S. and China could find common ground in space, Charlie Bolden said.
The country's first-ever docking of two spacecraft in orbit was a key milestone for the nation's space program.
The docking of two robotic spacecraft, the Tiangong 1 space station and Shenzhou 8 capsule, provides a preview of larger Chinese space complexes planned for the future.
The docking is a big milestone for China, which hopes to build a space station by 2020.
The docking is a key step in China's plan to build a space station in orbit by 2020.
See images and illustrations of China's first space lab, Tiangong 1.
The Shenzhou 8 vessel will test out technologies for a future Chinese space station.
While watching a fly-over of Italy's SkyMed-2 satellite, a second brighter satellite - China's Tiangong 1 - flew across the view of amateur astronomer Kevin Fetter's low light security camera. The Chinese module was launched on September 29th.
The docking test is an important step toward China's goal of building a space station.
The successful arrival of a Chinese probe to the L2 waypoint around Earth is a major deep space exploration feat.
A new game of "solar system monopoly" is underway, Robert Bigelow said today.
A Chinese Long March rocket launched the W3C satellite for France in what was China's first launch for a western customer in 12 years.
China's Tiangong 1 space lab is a step toward constructing a new space station in orbit.
It's unclear why the nation chose the patriotic American tune.
China launched 300 flags for an international group aboard its Tiangong 1 space lab on Sept. 29.
The Tiangong 1 was launched on a Chinese Long March 2F rocket on September 29, 2011. The prototype space laboratory will perform rendezvous and docking tests with multiple Shenzhou spacecraft this year and next.
See photos of China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory launch on Sept. 29, 2011.
China's Tiangong 1 space lab module rocketed into space today.
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