China honors taikonauts as role models
China honored a group of taikonauts Thursday with the title the "role models of our times."
Astronauts prepare for a new era
The nation is planning its most ambitious project yet; a manned facility that will act as a base for experiments and further exploration, as Zhao Lei reports.
China's six manned space missions
Since the establishment of the Taikonaut Corps of the People's Liberation Army in 1998, Chinese taikonauts have completed six manned spaceflights, conducted over 100 scientific experiments and orbited the earth for 68 days and nights.
Satellites sent into Earth orbit
China launched a pair of navigation satellites on Monday afternoon, moving closer to building a global network.
Development of Beidou navigation and positioning system
China's self-developed Beidou navigation and positioning system aims to offer all-time, all-weather and high-accuracy positioning, navigation and time services to global users.
China's first privately-developed rocket to launch in 2018
China is set to launch the first privately-manufactured rocket in the first half of 2018, China Central Television reported.
