Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2008 - China's first successful spacewalk triggered an outpouring of national pride on Sunday, with ordinary citizens and state-run media hailing it as a historic national achievement.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2008 - China set its sights Sunday on a manned trip to the moon and a space station after completing a historic mission that included the country's first space walk.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2008 - Three astronauts who conducted China's first-ever space walk landed back on Chinese soil on Sunday, footage broadcast on state television showed.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2008 - Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday after making the country's first spacewalk, with a hero's welcome awaiting the men whose exploits captivated the nation.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 27, 2008 - A Chinese astronaut completed a space walk Saturday, state television said, as China became only the third nation to perform the feat after the United States and the former Soviet Union.
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Sept 26, 2008 - China's space city Jiuquan was beaming with pride Friday, a day after the nation's third manned space flight blasted off in a show of the Asian power's newfound might and prestige.
Paris (AFP) Sept 26, 2008 - Scientists have earmarked a remote area of the South Pacific where bits of Europe's massive space freighter may crash when the orbiting craft is destroyed in a suicide plunge on Monday, an official said on Friday.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2008 - China's leading Xinhua news agency reported the successful flight of the Shenzhou VII hours before the nation's third-ever manned space mission had even lifted off.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2008 - China will start mass producing its Shenzhou spacecraft, state media said Friday, a day after launching its third ever manned mission into space.
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Sept 26, 2008 - China's three astronauts spent their first day in orbit Friday spoilt with a spicy 80-dish menu as they prepared for the most dangerous part of their mission -- the nation's first space walk.
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Sep 26, 2008 - China's three astronauts spent their first day in orbit Friday preparing for a much-anticipated walk outside their craft, as Japan voiced hopes its giant neighbour had peaceful aims in space.
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - Tourists and space enthusiasts were thronging into Jiuquan city in the vast deserts of northwest China Thursday, keenly anticipating the launch of the nation's third manned space flight.
Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - Milestones in the history of manned space flight:
Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - Half a century after NASA was created at the height of the Cold War when the United States sought to prove its superiority by winning the race to the Moon, the space agency faces new challenges ahead.
Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - In 50 years, NASA has earned itself an unparalleled reputation as an engineering, technological and scientific pioneer by pushing science to the limit.
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - China on Thursday launched its riskiest space flight yet, sending three men into orbit on a mission that will include the nation's first ever space walk, state media said.
