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Models of the Long March rocket at the Sichuan Science and Technology Museum in Chengdu

China plans space station with module launch in 2010

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

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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China names asteroids after astronauts

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 19, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Authorities at the Purple Mountain Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have named two asteroids after Chinese astronauts.


China plans first spacewalk in 2008

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created Mar 01, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Chinese space official said China is preparing for the manned space program's first spacewalk later this year.


Chinese space debris passes shuttle uneventfully: NASA

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created May 14, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A small piece of debris from China's 2007 anti-satellite test passed by the space shuttle Atlantis, but not close enough to require an evasive maneuver, NASA said Wednesday.


Space shuttle undocks from space station (AP)

Space shuttle undocks from space station

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created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery has left the international space station.


China Astronauts Have Their First Breakfast In Orbit

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created Oct 13, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Chinese astronauts that began their flight aboard the Shenzhou-6 spaceship on Wednesday have a special food heating device. China's first astronaut Yang Liwei had no such device when he performed his flight two years ...


China picks first female astronaut candidates

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created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- China's military-backed space program has selected 45 astronaut candidates, including its first women hopefuls, for a training program less than a year after the country completed its first spacewalk.


How Chinese firms benefit from the diversity of foreign direct investment

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business shows that the diversity of foreign invested firms' national origin helps businesses in China benefit from foreign direct investment (FDI).


Astronauts rest up after 3 spacewalks

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex are resting after their three successful spacewalks.


Space crews say goodbye, shuttle departing Tuesday (AP)

Space crews say goodbye, shuttle departing Tuesday

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created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The farewell hugs and handshakes are over. Now all that's left for the crews of the space shuttle and space station is the release of the docking latches.


Google's voice search tool now understands Chinese

Google voice search learns Chinese

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google's voice search tool now understands Chinese. The Internet giant announced on Monday that users of Nokia S60 series mobile phones could now search the Internet using voice commands in Mandarin Chinese.



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