China will carry out research on short-term manned
and long-term autonomously orbiting space laboratories, which is of certain
application scale, and carry out follow-up work of manned spaceflight, it says.
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| Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2005 shows the
re-entry capsule of China's second manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-6, at its
landing site in Siziwang Banner (County), north China's Inner Mongolia
Autonomous Region. The re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-6 sapcecraft,
which blasted off on Oct. 12 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in
northwest China's Gansu Province, touched down at the landing site in
Siziwang Banner, at 4:33 am Oct. 17 (2033 GMT) following a five-day
mission. (Xinhua Photo) |
On October 15 and 16, 2003, China launched and
retrieved the "Shenzhou V" manned spacecraft, China's first of its kind. Having
mastered the basic technologies for manned spacecraft, China became the third
country in the world to develop manned spaceflight independently.
From October 12 to 17, 2005, the "Shenzhou VI" manned
spacecraft completed a five-day flight with two astronauts on board. This was
the first time for China to have men engage in experiments in space.
In its space plan, China will realize lunar-orbiting
probe in the coming five years, making breakthroughs in developing basic
technologies for lunar exploration.
China will develop and launch its first lunar probe
satellite "Chang'e I" for lunar science and lunar resources exploration,
andcarry out final-period work for the lunar exploration project.
To further consolidate the nation's position in the
world spaceindustry and boost its space programs, China is aiming to building"
world-class large space corporations" to provide a market-based mechanism of
development.
The Chinese government will increase input to the
space industry, and at the same time encourage the establishment of a diverse,
multi-channel space funding system, so as to guarantee the sustainable and
stable development of the space industry, the white paper says.
China's space programs today is now solely funded by
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BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- China has signed 16
international space cooperation agreements and memorandums with 13 countries,
space agencies and international organizations over the past five years, said a
white paper titled "China's Space Activities in 2006" and released by the
Information Office of the State Council on Thursday.
BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- China aims to enable its
astronauts to engage in extravehicular operations in the coming five years,
according to a white paper on China's space activities issued here on
Thursday.
BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- China will give priority to
the development of applied satellites and construct a comprehensive chain of
space industry covering satellite manufacturing, launching services, ground
equipment production and operational services in the coming five years.
BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- China plans to develop nontoxic, pollution-free,
high-performance, low-cost and powerful thrust carrier rockets of the new
generation in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on
Thursday.
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