China’s robotic spacecraft to be sent to the moon
If everything goes according to plan, after entering its moon-bound trajectory, the Chang'e 6 will make a series of flight maneuvers and finally land in the South Pole-Aitken…
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Shenzhou XVIII successfully launched
It is China's first manned mission ever launched in April, which is typically the windiest and sandiest month at the launch center, so the meteorological staff analysed April wind…
Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea’s new space agency
According to the presidential office in Seoul, Yoon Young-bin, 62, an aerospace engineering professor at the Seoul National University, has four decades of academic experience on…
Shenzhou XVIII’s three post-1980 astronauts set for launch
All crew members were trained as pilots in the People's Liberation Army Air Force and share other similarities in age and experience.
China releases first high-definition lunar geological atlas
Since 2012, Ouyang Ziyuan and Liu Jianzhong of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have led a team of scientists and cartographers from various research institutions in efforts to…
The mystery of Pahela Baishakh and the Bengali calendar
The writer says that tracing the calendar's roots leads us back to ancient astrologers who meticulously observed the sky, their vigilance not merely for the sake of knowledge but…
Relay satellite ready for lunar mission service
Queqiao 2, or Magpie Bridge 2, is ready to provide communication service to missions operating on the moon's far side, according to the China National Space Administration.
Japan, US sign deal to send 2 Japanese astronauts to the moon
This is the first time the US has agreed to fly non-US astronauts to the moon, making Japan only the second nation to have an astronaut land on the lunar surface.
Spelling errors call Korean space agency’s foreign talent search into question
Experts in Korea’s science and technology sector criticized the lack of preparedness as it makes people doubt the government’s expertise and sincerity in recruiting top talent…
Japan, US mull signing agreement for space launches
The agreement will provide a legal framework for U.S. commercial rockets that contain export-restricted technologies to be launched inside Japan.