China Space Watch
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China's space program has made remarkable strides in recent years, positioning itself as a major player in space exploration. Including Space Station Construction and Manned Missions. As well as Robotic Missions to The Moon's Far Side and Mars! 🚀🚩👨🏼‍🚀🌕🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🕊️
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My first home produced video for the 'China Space Watch' Channel. An animated panoramic view from China's 'Chang'e 4' Lunar Lander. The Yutu-2 Rover can be spotted roving the surface of the 'Von Kármán Crater' within the South Pole Aitken Basin, on the Moon's Far Side. #MoonLander #SpaceExploration
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The Wenchang Space Science Center has reopened to the public for trial operation.
Located near the space launch site in Wenchang, Hainan province, South China, the upgraded center features immersive exhibitions on space history, rocket launches, space science, and future exploration.
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Mooncake unboxing by Shenzhou-20 astronauts at Tiangong Space Station. Full HD: youtu.be/JVVMzILtPbs

Mooncakes are traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Which is primarily about the harvest, while a legend connects it to moon watching, mooncakes are regarded as a delicacy!
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A Rendering of 'Xuntian', also known as the Chinese Space Station Telescope is a planned Chinese space telescope currently under development. Featuring a 2-meter diameter primary mirror and is expected to have a field of view 300–350 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope. Launching in 2027.
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A cameo at the end, If its setting up her NJO movie, would be good and work i feel. Like a Marvel End credits scene, but not end credits! I don't want Star Wars doing that.
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Chinese scientists have discovered that the mantle on the far side of The Moon is cooler than that on the near side, after analysing the lunar farside soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe.
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A fantastic initiative! Chinese commercial space launch provider LandSpace will dedicate one satellite launch a year entirely free to rideshare payloads! Scientists, students, start-ups and even individuals will be able to apply for a free ride to Space!
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Anyone for a Free Ride to Space? China’s LandSpace Offers the Ultimate Ticket to Orbit - Orbital Today
LandSpace’s Olive Leaf Initiative promises free satellite rides each year, opening space access to students, start-ups and dreamers.
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Pakistani media reports two astronauts to train in China this month, with plans to visit Tiangong space station in 2026. Source: m.weibo.cn/status/Q7ypG...
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I know George Lucas met with Timothy Zhan and Tom Veitch for these stories. They asked about bringing Vader back, the Empire putting another scary guy in a Vader suit etc. Lucas said no way! But you can bring Palpatine back, that's ok. So, even though some complain, the concept was George's!
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Thankfully China is stepping up International Co Operation! On Manned Missions In Orbit, and on Scientific Partnerships on Un Manned Planetary Exploration Missions. With the U.S becoming more isolationist, reduced science budgets at NASA, and the looming de orbiting of the I.S.S.
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Pakistani media reports two astronauts to train in China this month, with plans to visit Tiangong space station in 2026. Source: m.weibo.cn/status/Q7ypG...
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Commander Chen Dong of Shenzhou-20 has accumulated a total of 376 days in space, breaking the record for the longest in-orbit time of Chinese astronauts and becoming the longest in-orbit flight time astronaut in China. Source: m.weibo.cn/status/Q7nNh...
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China's solution of proposing a sustainable mega-constellation plan with only about 48,000 Internet satellites, preventing overcrowding in space. Is predicted to serve 8 billion global users by 2036. Space will not be 'bursting' thanks to this innovative approach. Full HD: youtu.be/ZNIwqnkkf34
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🚀🚩👨🏼‍🚀Once again, big congratulations to the Shenzhou-20 crew for completing their fourth spacewalk last week, successfully installing the debris protection device for the Wenti space lab with ground research personnel's support. Full HD: youtu.be/nKP8nsf12kM
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🚀🚩China successfully launches 11 low-orbit internet satellites using Long March 6 carrier rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Smooth orbit entry marks another successful mission. Full HD: youtu.be/UKRRo-YE4M8
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🚩 Selfie Time! - CNSA released a selfie of Tianwen-2 spacecraft, with Earth in the background. Tianwen-2 is a Chinese asteroid sample return and comet exploration mission which launched on 28 May 2025.
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🚩 Selfie Time! - CNSA released a selfie of Tianwen-2 spacecraft, with Earth in the background. Tianwen-2 is a Chinese asteroid sample return and comet exploration mission which launched on 28 May 2025.
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The China Space booth at the exhibition area of the the IAC 2025 In Sydney. Being held from Sept.29 to Oct.3.
From lunar samples and models of the Long March rockets, to captivating programs on China's lunar missions and global space cooperation—there's plenty to explore.
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Global experts from various fields in the space sector expressed their excitement about hearing China's Chang'e-6 mission win the IAF's World Space Award. The probe marks a big step for humanity's first-ever sampling from the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the Moon.