China
Chinas moon programme takes a hit due to Long March rocket failure
Posted in Science on 3rd Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller
Causes are still being investigated, but the second Long March mishap in two weeks was probably due more to bad luck than incompetence.
China claims breakthrough in mining 'flammable ice'
Posted in Science on 20th May, 2017
by Alex Muller
China has for the first time extracted gas from an ice-like substance under the South China Sea considered key to future global energy supply.
China plans to reach Mars by 2020 and eventually build a moon base
Posted in Science on 3rd May, 2017
by Alex Muller
China has plans to orbit the moon, land people on it, and eventually settle a moon colony.
China has successful Long March 7 launch and mission
Posted in Science on 25th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
The 174-foot-tall (53-meter) kerosene-fueled launcher blasted off from the Wenchang space center.
China working on reusing rocket stages and will try to use parachutes and airbags to recover stages
Posted in Hardware on 24th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
China is developing a rocket stage and engine recovery system.