China

Rare ‘bionic’ armor discovered in 2,500-year-old China burial 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- January 19, 2022
It’s only the second known ancient armor of its kind.

By David Aragorn
China successfully modified the weather to create clear skies, researchers say 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- January 11, 2022
Researchers at a Beijing university say China’s weather authorities successfully used weather modification to ensure clear skies during a major celebration this year.

By David Aragorn
China eyes ‘ultra-large spacecraft’ spanning miles in US$2.3m crewed mission push 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 28, 2021
Science and technology ministry’s funding arm proposes five-year project on building ‘ultra-large spacecraft’ to aid exploration and stay in long-term orbit

By David Aragorn
Xi congratulates Chinese astronauts aboard space station 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 23, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with three astronauts who are making the country’s space station their home for the next three months, and called their mission an important milestone in China’s space industry.

By David Aragorn
Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 19, 2021
Three Chinese astronauts on Thursday flew to an unfinished space station in China’s first crewed mission since 2016, expanding the country’s already growing near-Earth presence and challenging U.S. leadership in orbital space.

By David Aragorn
China prepares to send astronauts to new space station 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 16, 2021
Crew reportedly getting ready to blast off this week to the Tiangong on China’s longest crewed space mission to date

By David Aragorn
China successfully lands spacecraft on moon to retrieve lunar rocks 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 3, 2020
China successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon’s surface on Tuesday in a historic mission to retrieve lunar surface samples, Chinese state media reported.

By David Aragorn
China calls launch a success as robotic spacecraft heads to moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 25, 2020
China hailed as a success its pre-dawn launch on Tuesday of a robotic spacecraft to bring back rocks from the moon in the first bid by any country to retrieve lunar surface samples since the 1970s, a mission underscoring Chinese ambitions in space.

By David Aragorn
China launches mission to bring back material from moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 24, 2020
China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years—an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally.

By David Aragorn
China sends satellites into space in first sea-based commercial launch 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 16, 2020
China has successfully sent nine satellites into orbit in its first commercial launch of a rocket from a platform at sea, state media reported on Wednesday.

By David Aragorn