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.
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 20, 2015 - China on Sunday launched a new, smaller type of rocket from its Long March family which will be primarily used for carrying satellites aloft, state media reported, as the country races ahead with an ambitious space programme.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 30, 2011 - China took its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launched an experimental module ahead of National Day celebrations.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 29, 2008 - The first Chinese man to walk in space was hailed as a national hero Monday, as the emerging space power gave one of its clearest indications yet that it is now reaching for the moon.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 16, 2016 - China could send astronauts to its space station for more than a year at a time once it goes operational in 2022, a senior project designer told state media.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 29, 2011 - China will take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of National Day celebrations.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2009 - China began the construction of its fourth space launch centre Monday as the nation gears up for future manned space flights aboard a new generation of carrier rockets, state media reported.
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.
The Hague (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 - Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT diagnosed patients rushed to emergency at least as well as doctors and in some cases outperformed them, Dutch researchers have found, saying AI could revolutionise the medical field.
Paris (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 - Future space tourists may be able to toast the view from orbit with fine champagne, after designers came up with a high-tech bottle made for knocking back bubbly in zero gravity.
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 2, 2010 - Astronaut Chris Hadfield in 2013 will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS), the Canadian Space Agency announced Thursday.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 30, 2024 - A new California law extends consumer privacy protection to brainwave data gathered by implants or wearable devices.
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 25, 2016 - From real estate, to high-tech firms to entertainment giants, Chinese investments in the United States, notably California, are moving at a dizzying pace and are on course to smash records again this year.
Brussels (AFP) Sept 19, 2007 - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed funding the troubled multi-billion-euro satellite navigation project Galileo wholly from EU coffers, rather than with money from private industry or member states.
