Researchers at the Tsinghua University in Beijing recently published a plan just daring enough to work/make people nervous. After an extensive review of the orbits of thousands of candidate near-Earth objects, the research team headed by Associate Professor Baoyin Hexi identified a small asteroid that with a nudge at the opportune moment would settle into […]
Read More Plans afoot for snaring a space rockAccording to a story reported yesterday by the Associated Press, China has demonstrated nimble maneuvering of its satellites in orbit, a feat few other nations have been able to achieve. The rendezvous between two of its orbiting craft, which occurred on August 19 and was not declared by China but was instead observed by international […]
Read More Chinese satellite makes a moveAs arguably the third most powerful space agency in the world, the China National Space Administration, which already has successful manned launches and a confirmed spacewalk under its belt, continues its determined drive starward. In early October, the CNSA signed a cooperative space plan with Russia for the 2010-2012 timeframe, the contents of which are […]
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