03 March 2018
The Russian State Space Corporation Rosсosmos and the China National Space Administration CNSA signed on 03 March the agreement of intent for cooperation in the sphere of exploration of the Moon and the Outer Space as well as on the creation of the Joint Data Center on the lunar projects, the State Corporation said in a statement.
"The sides have expressed readiness to consider the possibility of cooperation on the implementation of the Russian mission to launch the Luna-Resurs-1 (Luna-26) orbital spacecraft in 2022, as well as on the planned Chinese mission for landing in the region of the South Pole of the Moon in 2023," Roscosmos added.
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03/05 March 2018
Wang Yaping, a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), and China's second female taikonaut joins a pool interview before the opening meeting of the first session of the 13th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, on 5 March 2018.
for the photo of Wang Yaping during the interview session, see here and here (including some of her answers to the journalists).
Yang Liwei, a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), answers to journlist's questions during a pool interview opportunity ahead of the opening of the first session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, 3 March 2018.
for the photo of Yang Liwei, standing in front of the journalists, see here

04 March 2018
Two Chinese companies are competing to build a planetary mobile broadband internet service based on low-orbiting satellite networks. The first company, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation CASC, will launch 54 satellites in the first phase and 246 more in subsequent phases, China's Science and Technology Daily reported on 04 March. The second company, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation CASIC, plans to send 156 satellites into low LEO by 2022 for the Project Hongyun. The satellites will enable global internet service to ground, shipboard, airborne and mobile terminals, Bao Weimin, Head of the first corporation's science and technology committee was quoted as saying in the report. Any individual or object will be able to stay seamlessly connected underwater in the deep oceans including the Arctic and Antarctic, or in regions along the Belt and Road route, said Bao.
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05 March 2018
China will launch the Tianhe 1 core module of its space station around 2020, said Zhou Jianping, Chief Engineer of China's manned space programme and also a member of the national committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, on 4 March.
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