Xinhua (via China Daily) has just reported Chinese journalists blocked from covering the Endeavor launch due to the 'Wolf Clause.' The clause was introduced into the 2011 budget bill by congressman Frank Wolf and signed into law by President Obama just one month ago. It is unfortunate, because China's scientists have designed some core parts of the Alpha Magnetic … [Read more...] about ‘Wolf Clause’ bars China-U.S. collaboration on space; China-Russia plans man on Mars by 2040
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BeiDou (COMPASS), China’s GPS, to service Asia by 2012 and the world by 2020
China has just successfully placed into orbit her fourth satellite, which over the next ten years would complete a constellation of 35, to offer navigation and communications services to the world. By 2012, the BeiDou (COMPASS), in Chinese, 北斗卫星导航系统, system becomes operational for the Asia region. By 2020, it will service the entire globe. China joins the U.S. (GPS) and … [Read more...] about BeiDou (COMPASS), China’s GPS, to service Asia by 2012 and the world by 2020