China's Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket leaves for launch site
24 April 2017
China's Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket departed northern China's Tianjin Port for the launch base in southern Hainan 24 April.
The 24 April is also China's second Space Day, which was chosen to mark the anniversary of the country's first satellite launch Dongfanghong-1 in 1970.
Carried by special rocket-carrying ships, the rocket will arrive in Wenchang, Hainan Province, for the scheduled launching of the Shijian-18 communication satellite in June.
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International coalition under the the Belt and Road Initiative was set up to promote space cooperation
23 April 2017
A coalition was established on 23 April in northwest China's Shaanxi Province to promote innovation and cooperation on space exploration under the the Belt and Road Initiative. The coalition, set up in the provincial capital of Xi'an, encompasses 48 universities, research institutes and academic organizations at home and abroad. It was initiated by the Chinese Society of Astronautics and Xi'an-based Northwestern Polytechnical University.
Tian Yulong, Secretary-General of China National Space Administration, said the alliance will boost exchanges on space innovation between its members and help joint training of high-caliber professionals.
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Research on Tianzhou 1
21 April 2017
Can we grow human organs in space? - Stem cell research on Tianzhou 1
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Are human space babies conceivable? Tianzhou 1 experiment
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Scientists to test medicine for bone loss on Tianzhou 1
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China launches first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou 1
20 April 2017
China on the evening of 20 April launched its first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou 1, into space, a crucial step for the country in building a space station by approximately 2022.
Lifted by a Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket, Tianzhou 1 roared into the air from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province.
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Tianzhou 1 mission's main task: testing propellant refueling technology
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Graphics of Tianzhou 1 launch sequence
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photos from the Long March 7Y2 carrier on the launch pad
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CMSA: China launches first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou 1
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