Space Technology

China launches Shenzhou-19 spacecraft with 3 astronauts

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – China's manned space program administration has launched the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft with three astronauts on board. It is expected to dock with the Chinese orbital station.

China to launch Shenzhou-19 crewed space mission on Oct. 30

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – China is scheduled to launch its Shenzhou-19 manned spaceflight mission at 4.27 a.m. local time Wednesday (2027GMT Tuesday), according to the Chinese media.

Russia plans to create core of new space station by 2030

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Russia is aiming to create the four-module core of its planned new orbital space station by 2030, its Roscosmos space agency said on Tuesday.

Japanese commercial rocket explodes immediately after launch

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The launch of the first commercial Japanese rocket, carried out by Space One, was a failure. The rocket exploded several seconds after the launch.

NASA to launch 2nd Mars habitat experiment next spring

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – American space agency NASA has announced that the second of the one-year Mars habitat experiments, dubbed "Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)" will begin next spring.

China set to launch manned mission into space

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – China is set to launch a manned mission into space, the country’s Manned Space Agency said Wednesday.

India sends new space mission to observe sun

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – India’s space agency is taking aim at another milestone with the scheduled launch of a probe to study the sun, a little over a week after its successful unmanned landing on the moon.

NASA publishes image of Moon crater

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has taken an image of a new crater on the Moon’s surface, presumably formed by the crash of Russia’s Luna-25 robotic station.

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Russia's Luna-25 lunar probe collided with Moon’s surface

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – The Luna-25 automatic lunar station, according to unconfirmed data, has been destroyed after colliding with the Moon’s surface, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos told journalists on Sunday.

Chinese company successfully sends two satellites to orbit

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Chinese commercial launch company Galactic Energy sent two satellites into orbit with its Ceres-1 (Y6) rocket on Saturday, marking the beginning of the type's high density launches in the second half of 2023.

Iran ready to assist neighbors in space technology

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – The head of the Iranian Space Agency Hassan Salarieh says that the organization is ready to assist Iran's neighboring countries in the field of space technology.

Dead NASA satellite to crash to Earth

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – A defunct NASA satellite is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere on Sunday evening (January 8).

NASA launches Artemis I moon mission

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – NASA launched the Artemis I mission on Wednesday from Florida, with the agency’s most powerful rocket ever kicking off a nearly month-long journey with a ground-shaking liftoff.

China launches cargo spacecraft for space station in orbit

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – China successfully launched its cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 on Saturday to deliver supplies for its space station, the construction of which is expected to be completed this year.

China to send monkeys to its new space station

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – China is reportedly planning to send monkeys to its newly completed Tiangong space station to study how they grow and reproduce in a zero-gravity environment.

Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft put into orbit

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Soyuz-2.1a rocket put the Progress MS-21 cargo ship into low-Earth orbit, now it will have to fly independently to the International Space Station (ISS) for two days.

‘Saman’ orbital transmission system launched into orbit

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – The test launch of the ‘Saman’ orbital transmission system was carried out successfully, Iran’s Ministry of ICT announced.

China successfully launches Tianxing-1 test satellite

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – China successfully launched the Tianxing-1 test satellite into space atop the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket on Wednesday.