Long March
China launches first crew to live on new space station
Under bright-blue morning skies, China launched its first crewed space mission in five years on June 17, sending three science-minded military pilots rocketing to a new orbiting station they're expected to reach around midafternoon.
This Year China will Launch up to Eight New Satellites from the Beidou Navigation System
This year China will launch six to eight new satellites from the Beidou navigation system, officials said yesterday at the 10th China Satellite Navigation Conference.
Two or three satellites will be launched in 2020 when the Beidou-3 system will be fully completed, said China's Directorate for Satellite Navigation, Zheng Cheng Xin.