Lunar probe to be launched Monday
2013-11-30 10:17:41
China will launch the Chang'e-3 lunar probe at 1:30 am Monday in Xichang Satellite Launch Center, the mission's launching headquarters said Saturday.
Narrow windows for China's lunar probe launch
2013-11-30 09:41:24
The launch of China's Chang'e-3 lunar probe, scheduled in early December, will have to target multiple narrow windows that last only minutes each, said a spokesman for the project Friday.
Backgrounder: China's 'triple jump' progress in lunar probes
2013-11-29 20:36:40
The upcoming Chang'e-3 mission will carry the first Chinese spacecraft to soft-land on and explore an extraterrestrial object.
Breakthrough sought in detention of HIV-carriers
2013-11-29 20:27:23
China pursues 'zero window' launch for lunar probe
2013-11-29 18:37:43
China will strive to launch its Chang'e-3 lunar probe at the optimal time within the launch window, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center said on Friday.
Fan base grows as project progresses
2013-11-27 06:38:01
China's lunar exploration program has made tremendous advances over the past decade, piquing the public's interest with its extraordinary expeditions.
First web monopoly case opened
2013-11-27 00:26:05
The Supreme People's Court heard the country's first Internet anti-monopoly case on Tuesday in which Qihoo 360 Technology Co, a leading antivirus software developer, accused China's Internet giant Tencent Inc of "abusing its dominant market position".
China readies moon rover mission
2013-11-27 00:18:02
China is counting down to the launch of its first lunar rover mission, which will blast off early next month.
Fan base grows as project progresses
Timeline of China's lunar program
2013-11-26 14:15:04
Chang'e-3, the spacecraft carrying China's rover to the moon, will be launched in early December.
Chang'e-2 lunar probe travels 60 million km
2013-11-26 13:37:53
Lunar probe Chang'e-2 is more than 60 million kilometers away from Earth and has become China's first man-made asteroid, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
Lunar program named after moon goddess of myth
2013-11-26 10:39:15
China's lunar exploration program is named after the mythological moon goddess, Chang'e.
China's first moon rover is Yutu
2013-11-26 09:27:16
China's first moon rover, to be launched in early December, is named "Yutu", or "jade rabbit" in Chinese, Li Benzheng, deputy commander-in-chief of the country's lunar exploration program, announced Tuesday morning.