China

China is racing to make the 2020 launch window to Mars

Posted in Science on 23rd Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

NASAs Mars 2020 mission may well have company along the way, with teams in China working urgently to ready their first independent mission to the Red Planet.

China to land a probe on the moons far side in 2018

Posted in Science on 15th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Although spacecraft have seen the 'dark' side of the moon before, weve never landed there.

China to Increase Wind, Solar Power Capacity by 21 Percent in 2016

Posted in Business on 2nd Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

The nation is targeting at least 20 GW of new wind power installations and 15 GW of additional solar PV capacity.

China Wants to Replace Millions of Workers with Robots

Posted in Business on 7th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

China needs advanced robotics to help balance its economic, social, and technological ambitions with continued growth.

The US now has a space hotline with China

Posted in Science on 23rd Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Its not the first space hotline to exist. In the past, the president has also used a direct link with Moscow to chat about space issues.