China’s lunar orbiter gets close-up pictures of the Moon

Updated: 2015-09-03 00:02 (Xinhua) An image of a planned Moon landing site captured by an orbiting service module put in place by China’s returned unmanned lunar orbiter launched in October last year.[Photo/Xinhua]... Read more »

China’s Yutu rover reveals Moon’s ‘complex’ geological history

Updated: 2015-03-13 07:58 (Xinhua) WASHINGTON – The moon’s geological history is more complex than previously thought, preliminary results from China’s first lunar rover, Yutu, suggested Thursday. Ground-penetrating radar measurements taken by Yutu,... Read more »

Long March 6 launch to put new engine to the test

By ZHAO LEI(China Daily) China will soon conduct the first flight of the Long March 6 launch vehicle using the country’s new-generation rocket engine, according to a senior scientist. “A launch of... Read more »

China’s Beidou satellite system to provide worldwide coverage by 2020

(People’s Daily Online)    07:18, February 12, 2015 The Beidou Navigation Satellite System – China’s independently developedglobal navigation satellite system (GNSS) – will have a constellation of 35satellites and be ready to provide global... Read more »