After a series of delays, China's space labotory Tiangong 1, or Heavenly Palace, is finally ready to be sent into space. And as Dominc Swire reports, the mission represents a huge step forward in China's space programme. Neil Armstrong setting foot o

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By Alex Villarreal Washington 25 October 2007 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has docked at the International Space Station, marking the next phase in a complex mission to expand the international orbiter. VOA's Alex Villarreal reports from Washingt

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BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's first space lab module were in good condition and all tests went on smoothly during the past week, according to a statement issued by the country's space project authorities Thursday. The unmanned module, Tiangong-

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BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have decided to reschedule the launch of the Tiangong-1, an unmanned space module, due to the failed launch of an experimental orbiter, a spokesperson with the project said Thursday. The decision to del

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BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese spacecraft accomplished the country's first space docking procedure early Thursday, silently coupling in space more than 343 km above Earth's surface. Nearly two days after it was launched, the unmanned spacecr

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JIUQUAN, June 16 (Xinhua) -- She is a wife. She belongs to China's one-child generation. On Saturday, 33-year-old Liu Yang becomes the country's first woman entering space. The home-grown Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, atop an upgraded Long March-2F carrier

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