C919 completes maiden flight
After a flight of 79 minutes, the homemade C919 jet landed at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Friday, completing its maiden flight successfully.
China launches first domestically-built aircraft carrier Type 001A
China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier Type 001A has been launched successfully at the Northeastern Chinese port of Dalian at 9:20 am Wednesday morning.
Type 001A timeline
China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier will be officially launched soon this year. Construction of the giant vessel, currently called the Type 001A, began in 2013.
China's Shenzhou-11 manned space mission a 'complete success'
Two astronauts who completed China's longest-ever manned space mission returned to Earth safely Friday afternoon, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC).
China’s FAST telescope reportedly to join search for E.T.
China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) has been operating in Guizhou province since September. As the world's most sensitive telescope, FAST's services are in high demand among scientists from a wide range of fields. The newest scientific "client" in line is none other than SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Life, based in Berkeley, California.
Shenzhou-11 spacecraft docks with Tiangong-2 space lab
The Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft successfully completed its automated docking with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab at 3:31 am Wednesday Beijing Time, according to Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC).
China's Tu Youyou receives 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm
China's pharmacologist Tu Youyou received her 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm on Thursday.