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Zhou Jianping: The architect of China's lunar plans

Zhou Jianping is the architect of China's space program. He wants to send astronauts to the moon by 2030 and is working on plans for a lunar research station. The US is pursuing similar ambitions.

By Jörn Petring

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Zhou Jianping: Der Architekt von Chinas Mondplänen

Zhou Jianping ist der Architekt von Chinas Raumprogramm. Bis 2030 will er Astronauten auf den Mond schicken und arbeitet am Aufbau einer Forschungsstation. Die USA verfolgen ähnliche Ziele.

By Jörn Petring

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Space traveler Wang Haoze: From the lab to orbit

With the Shenzhou-19 mission, Wang Haoze will become China’s third woman in space. Her story begins in Hebei province, as the daughter of a teacher and a police officer.

By Fabian Peltsch

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Raumfahrerin Wang Haoze: Vom Labor in den Orbit

Mit der Shenzhou-19-Mission wird Wang Haoze zur dritten Frau Chinas im All. Ihre Geschichte beginnt in der Provinz Hebei als Tochter einer Lehrerin und eines Polizisten.

By Fabian Peltsch

News

Space travel: Kubilius presents EU Space Act.

With the EU Space Act, the Commission wants to create a uniform legal framework for space travel in Europe. Space operators from non-EU countries should also comply with it.

By Corinna Visser

Feature

Space travel: Milestone in interplanetary space

With Tianwen-2, Beijing's space ambitions have reached a new level. If the mission succeeds, China will be the third nation after the USA and Japan to bring samples from an asteroid to Earth.

By Jörn Petring

News

Shenzhou mission has landed: China brings back samples from space.

After six months in space, the crew of the "Shenzhou-19" mission has landed safely in the Gobi Desert – with more than 37 kilograms of samples from space experiments on board, which have now been handed over to Chinese research teams.

By Fabian Peltsch

Interview

Geopolitics: 'China is already a space superpower'

Space is a key component of China's strategic goals, says Pierre Pinhas from the Montaigne Institute think tank. Its military is playing an increasingly assertive part in it. However, China's state-dominated approach could slow down innovation in the long term.

By Amelie Richter