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Building a Space Station
Shenzhou-8 unmanned spacecraft returns to Earth on November 17 after accomplishing China's first-ever space docking with Tiangong-1 space lab module
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-China's Space Docking Technology Granted 15 Patent Certificates
-Tiangong-1 Orbiter Enters Operation Management
-China Announces First Space Docking Mission Success
-Shenzhou-8 Ready for Return
-China Completes Second Space Docking Test
-China's Coupled Spacecraft Carries Out Second Orbit Maintenance
-China Accomplishes First Space Docking
Did You Know?
The Shenzhou-8 unmanned spacecraft is capable of docking with the Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace-1, a space lab module that was launched in September, in both manual and automatic modes
 
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June 11, 2013
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November 1, 2011
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October 12, 2005
-Building a Space Station
-Venturing Further Into Space
Shenzhou 5 -
October 15, 2003
-Walking the Walk
-Major Facts
Shenzhou 4
- December 30, 2002
-Up Goes Again
-Profile of Astronauts
Backgrounder
-Three-Step Space Plan
-Tiangong-1 Lab Module
-Carrier Rocket Technology
-Current Space Launch Bases
-Unmanned Space Module
-Lunar Rover
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A Further Step Into Space
The manned Shenzhou-9 takes the first Chinese woman into space and showcases space-docking technologies
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Archive
-China's Space Activities - 2000
-World Manned Space Undertakings
-China's Space Activities in 2006
First Man-Made Earth Satellite
China's first man-made earth satellite Dongfanghong 1 was successfully launched in 1970
-First Recoverable Satellite in 1975
-Fengyun 1 Launched in 1988
-Using Satellites to Reduce Disasters
-Space Industry Promotes Modernization
 
Your Place in the World
The making of China's own satellite navigation system
-Strength Through Self-Reliance
-The Big Dipper Guide
-Major Functions of the Beidou System
-History of the Beidou System
Chronology of China's Space Industry
October 8, 1956, China opens its first institute on missile and rocket research

On April 24, 1970, the first man-made satellite Dongfanghong-1 is successfully launched

On September 7, 1988, China's first experimental meteorological satellite Fengyun-1 is launched

On November 20, 1999, China launches Shenzhou-1 unmmaned spacecraft for the first time and the re-entry module lands the next day

On October 24, 2007, the first unmanned lunar orbiter Chang'e-1 is launched

On October 1, 2010, the second unmanned lunar orbiter Chang'e-2 is launched
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