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1. Satellite collision not to delay space program
  The wreckage of US and Russian satellites that collided over Siberia poses a threat to China's satellites in orbit, but the country's space plan will proceed as scheduled.

2. China to have global satellite navigation system by 2015
  China plans to complete its independent global satellite navigation system by launching about 30 more orbiters before 2015, a space technology official said Sunday.

3. Space tours offered in China
  A Beijing-based travel agency has been promoting two "space tours" recently and has now started accepting reservations for the journey.

4. China launches Yaogan V remote-sensing satellite
  China on Monday launched a remote-sensing satellite, "Yaogan V," from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north Shanxi Province.

5. China taken off US missile hit list--again
  When China Great Wall Industry Corporation's (CGWIC) senior executives and staff look back at what has transpired in 2008, they can raise their glasses high, and proclaim a number ...

6. China's future astronauts will be scientists, not pilot...
  China will select future astronauts from the ranks of scientists rather than military pilots, a top-level engineer for the country's manned space program said here on Thursday.

7. Satellite problems hit Beijing's space export ambitions
  A 3 billion yuan (HK$3.4 billion) satellite China built and launched for Venezuela in late October had encountered some serious operational glitches that Chinese engineers were str...

8. Nigerian satellite launched by China loses power
  A Nigerian communications satellite built and launched by China has been knocked out of service due to a power failure, a spokeswoman for China's launch services provider said Thur...

9. AVIC to launch next month
  According to China Business News, preparations for merging AVIC I (China Aviation Industry Corporation I) and AVIC II (China Aviation Industry Corporation II) are almost complete, ...

10. China's AVIC plans foreign acquisition
  State-owned China Aviation Industry Corp. is preparing to acquire a foreign aircraft manufacturer, with the deal expected by the end of the year, a report said Tuesday.

11. India and China have different space aims
  It is wrong to assume that India's gamble for the moon--coming hot on the heels of China's first space walk--signifies competition between the Asian giants. They have completely co...

12. China space mission article hits Web before launch
  A news story describing a successful launch of China's long-awaited space mission and including detailed dialogue between astronauts launched on the Internet Thursday, hours before...

13. Shenzhou-7 astronaut completes orbit maneuver and begin...
  China's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 completed orbit maneuver successfully at 4:04 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday and the astronauts began to unpack and assemble the indigenou...

14. Chinese astronauts ready for liftoff after final test run
  China began the countdown to Thursday's launch of Shenzhou VII after the space mission's astronauts completed a successful final test run. The broadcast of the first Chinese spacew...

15. Spacewalker will be connected to ship at all times
  China's first astronaut to carry out a spacewalk will be connected to the spacecraft at all times with a special rope, Sina.com reported today.

16. Three astronauts confirmed for Shenzhou VII mission
  China has chosen Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng as the astronauts to carry out its third manned space mission later this month. Zhai Zhigang is expected to conduct the s...

17. Environment monitoring satellites start operation
  China's newly launched environment monitoring satellites on Saturday have started operation and are sending back concrete data successfully, according to the State Administration o...

18. China to launch manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 between Se...
  China's manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 will be launched between Sept. 25th and 30th from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province. According to a spokesman,...

19. Environmental satellite launch postponed
  The Satellites "Environment A" and "Environment B" which were slated for launch on Friday have been postponed. According to an official in the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, no r...

20. China to launch third manned space flight in September
  A newspaper based in Hong Kong cited unnamed sources that China has brought forward the launch date of Shenzhou VII. It is now expected to be launched between September 17, the end...

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