Yang Liwei
latest news & developments
China to send its first civilian into space on Tuesday
Teams of astronauts will do scientific experiments and test new technologies as part of the country’s ‘space dream’
China’s moon probe enters lunar orbit
China’s maiden lunar probe successfully entered the moon’s orbit on Monday, officials said, a critical step in its year-long mission to photograph and map the surface of the…
Asia space race heats up as China heads for moon
Asia’s space race heated up on Wednesday as China launched its first lunar orbiter, an event hailed in the world’s most populous nation as a milestone event in its global rise.…