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
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
Weniger lästiger Papierkram für mehr Starts ins All: Per Dekret will Trump der heimischen Raumfahrtindustrie Auftrieb verleihen. Es geht ihm um die Vormachtstellung im Weltraum.
By Tim Gabel
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
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
Science Fiction galt noch in den 1980er-Jahren als „spirituelle Verschmutzung“. Heute setzt die chinesische Regierung das Genre gezielt ein, um das chinesische Modernisierungs-Modell zu bewerben.
By Emily Kossak
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
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
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
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
