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China reveals Shenzhou 18 astronauts ahead of April 25 launch to Tiangong space station (video)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

China has unveiled its latest three-person crew set to embark on a six-month-long mission to low Earth orbit. Shenzhou 18 is poised ...

Commercial Chinese rocket launches small returnable spacecraft to orbit (video)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The Chinese commercial launch firm iSpace is once again putting satellites into orbit. The company’s sixth Hyperbola-1 rocket lifted off from the ...

Chinese startup Galactic Energy bounces back with successful satellite launch

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A white rocket launches into a dark night sky. Chinese startup Galactic Energy is flying high again after a successful satellite launch ...

China’s youngest-ever crew of astronauts heads to space station

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Dr. Sarah Adams

By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -The youngest-ever crew of Chinese astronauts departed for China’s space station on Thursday, paving the way for ...