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NASA Chief in China to Discuss Space Cooperation – Warren Leary
From the New York Times: The leader of NASA arrives in China on Sunday for a tour of space agency sites, making him the most senior American space official to go to China to discuss possible...
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NASA Monitors China’s Three Gorges Dam – Mike Bettwy
From Mongabay.com: Some call it the eighth wonder of world. Upon completion in 2009, the Three Gorges Dam along China’s Yangtze River will be the world’s largest hydroelectric power generator and one...
View ArticleChina May Win New Space Race, NASA Says – Marcia Dunn
NASA has all but admitted defeat in the space race. From AP: “I personally believe that China will be back on the moon before we are,” NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said in a low-key lecture in...
View ArticleMoon Photo Mystery Solved – Alan Boyle
Recently, the Chinese government has had to defend its moon photographs against allegations that the pictures were plagiarized. Sleuthing on the part of blogger Emily Lakdawalla might put these doubts...
View ArticleMoon Photo Mystery Solved
Recently, the Chinese government has had to defend its moon photographs against allegations that the pictures were plagiarized. Sleuthing on the part of blogger Emily Lakdawalla might put these doubts...
View ArticleNasa Chief on Visit to China
NASA may be looking into ways to cooperate with China’s space program, Al Jazeera reports: Charles Bolden, the head of Nasa, has arrived in China for a six-day official visit during which analysts...
View ArticleObama Sees China as a Partner in Mars Mission
While the U.S. is winding down its space shuttle program, NASA’s next major feat may be done collaboratively with the Chinese. From MSNBC: Testifying May 4 before the House Appropriations subcommittee...
View ArticleU.S. Boldly Goes No More as China’s Space Program Takes Off
As the Space Shuttle began its final mission, Ray Kwong at Forbes noted the difference in momentum between the American and Chinese space programs: Unless there’s a financial miracle, America’s...
View ArticleChina's Huge Leap Forward into Space Threatens US Ascendancy over Heavens
The recent successful docking of the Tiangong 1 module with the Shenzhou 8 spacecraft is an indication that China now has the capability to transport astronauts and supplies to and from a space station...
View ArticleChina Braces For End Of World
With the apocalypse now less than ten days away, China has been joining in the global festival of panic, resignation and denial at the imminent extinction of humanity. At China Real Time Report, Chao...
View ArticleSuspected Chinese Espionage Leads to Two Arrests in U.S.
As accusations of cyber-espionage bounce back and forth between Washington and Beijing, U.S. authorities have arrested two men accused of involvement in more traditional spying. In Hawaii, defense...
View ArticleNASA to Investigate Security Procedures Following Arrest
NASA administrator Charles Bolden has promised an investigation of the agency’s security procedures after a Chinese national who had worked at its Langley Research Center was arrested on a...
View ArticleChinese Citizen Sentenced in Military Data-Theft Case
A Chinese national has been sentenced to almost six years in prison by a New Jersey court for handing defense secrets to China. Sixing Liu maintains his innocence, however, and insists that he has been...
View ArticleChina’s Space Program Reaches Out to the World
China announced last week that it would hold an international contest to name its first moon rover, which is due to touch down in December. From Xinhua: Zhao Xiaojin, director of the aerospace...
View ArticleScientists Boycott NASA Conference Over China Ban
As NASA lies mostly dormant amid the U.S. government shutdown, scientists are challenging a Congressional ban on the use of its facilities by Chinese nationals. The restriction has left Chinese...
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