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China launches 3 astronauts to new space station

Published on: June 17, 2021
07:23

Beijing, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Three Chinese astronauts were heading to the country´s recently launched space station to spend approximately three months in the Tianhe core module. The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft will launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert in northern China.

Tereshkova, 58 years after being the first woman in space

Published on: June 16, 2021
14:56

Moscow, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Exactly 48 laps around the Earth was Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to reach space on a day like today, but in 1963, and who started the female adventure outside the planet.

Cuba demands UN treaty that prohibits weapons in outer space

Published on: June 2, 2021
14:44

Vienna, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuba today demanded the adoption of an international treaty that prohibits placing weapons in outer space, especially nuclear weapons.

China’s manned mission to travel to space station in June

Published on: May 30, 2021
12:25

Beijing, May 30 (Prensa Latina) China's Shenzhou-12 mission will take three astronauts to the central module of the space station that the country will begin to build this year, official sources revealed on Sunday.

Russia, China call for collaboration on lunar space station

Published on: May 29, 2021
14:15

Moscow, May 29 (Prensa Latina) Russian Space Corporation (Roscosmos) and Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) have formally invited their partners to join in the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project being developed by the two nations, local press reported.

Chinese rover travels surface of Mars

Published on: May 22, 2021
09:10

Beijing, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The rover of China's Tianwen-1 probe began to explore the surface of Mars, as part of the research aimed at discovering more details about the structure, environment and evolution of the 'red planet.'

Debris from disintegrated Chinese rocket fall into sea

Published on: May 9, 2021
09:41

Beijing, May 9 (Prensa Latina) China reported that most of its Long March-5B Y2 rocket disintegrated upon reentry and the remaining debris fell into the sea, posing no danger to inhabited areas.

Lebanon denounces airspace violations by Israeli aviation

Published on: May 3, 2021
10:30

Beirut, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Israeli planes overflew Beirut and other coastal cities, The Daily Star and the Naharnet website denounced on Monday.

China launches its space station module

Published on: April 29, 2021
10:36

Beijing, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) China launched successfully the central module of the space station it plans to build starting this year and then put it into full operation by 2023.

China close to launching space station module

Published on: April 23, 2021
09:33

Beijing, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) China placed in the launch pad the rocket that will transport the central module of the Tianhe space station, scheduled to be constructed this year and put into full operation by 2023.

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