China Goes to the Moon and Beyond?
A Conversation with Space Journalist Leonard David

Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2013/08/27 01:06 CDT

Planetary Radio guest Leonard David has been writing about space exploration for more than five decades. He has collected analysis from around the world about China's big plans for space exploration.

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China launches three-person crew to visit Tiangong 1 space station

Posted by Jason Davis on 2013/06/11 03:38 CDT | 2 comments

China's Shenzhou 10 spacecraft is bound for space station Tiangong 1 following a successful liftoff from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia.

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Shenzhou-9 reaches orbit

Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/06/16 12:08 CDT | 1 comments

China’s fourth human spaceflight mission got underway this morning after a Long March 2F rocket blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 10:37 UTC.

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China readies three taikonauts for station visit

Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/06/13 11:05 CDT | 1 comments

The stage is set for China’s space program to make history this weekend, as it prepares to send three taikonauts to visit Tiangong-1, the country’s first space station.

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Have two spacecraft ever docked to two separate space stations on the same day?

Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/11/02 04:20 CDT

The Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou 8 docks with space station Tiangong 1, on the same day a Progress resupply capsule arrives at the International Space Station.

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China's first space station takes flight

Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/09/30 10:58 CDT

A Long March rocket carried China's first space station, Tiangong-1, into orbit September 29.

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