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Mountains In Sichuan Seen From Orbit 
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Mountains In Sichuan
A portion of the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan and its snow-capped mountains are pictured with the tip of one of the International Space Station's main solar arrays in the foreground.
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The Himalayas Viewed From Orbit
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The Himalayas
A portion of the Himalayan mountain range was pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited about 250 miles above the Earth.
Video: Russia and China Reach Agreement On Space Activities 
SpaceRef and NASAWatch editor Keith Cowing was interviewed live on China Global Television Network last night about the 5 year agreement that China and Russia have reached regarding various aspects of space exploration.
ESA and Chinese Astronauts Undergo Sea Survival Training
ESA astronauts Matthias Maurer and Samantha Cristoforetti joined 16 Chinese astronauts in August 2017 for nine days of sea survival training off China's coastal city of Yantai.
Satellite-based Photon Entanglement Distributed Over 1,200 kilometers
A team of Chinese scientists has realized the satellite-based distribution of entangled photon pairs over 1200 km.
Orbital View Of Tropical Cyclone Mora
Composite image of Tropical Cyclone Mora approaching Bangladesh, from 09:00 UTC on Monday, 29 May 2017.
NASA Observes Heavy Monsoon Rainfall in Sri Lanka
NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite constellation provided rainfall data after the monsoon generated large amounts of precipitation in Sri Lanka that caused landslides over the week of May 22.
Video: Launch of India's RESOURCESAT-2A Earth Observation Satellite
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C36 has successfully launched the earth observation satellite RESOURCESAT-2A from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Chinese Astronauts Land Safely After 30 Day Mission
Two Chinese astronauts, Chen Dong and Jing Haipeng, landed safely in north China's Inner Mongolia region on Friday after spending 30 days in the Tiangong-2 space laboratory.
Orbital View of Tiangong 2 and Shenzhou 11
CNSA has released imagery taken by a smallsat deployed the other day that shows Tiangong 2 and Shenzhou 11
Shenzhou-11 Is In Orbit
China placed the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft with two astronauts aboard into orbit today.
Congress Hearing: Are We Losing the Space Race to China
On Tuesday, September 27th the Space Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will held a hearing on "Are We Losing the Space Race to China."
India's PSLV-C35 With SCATSAT-1 Set for Launch Monday, September 26
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its thirty-seventh flight (PSLV-C35), will launch the 377 kg SCATSAT-1 for ocean and weather related studies and seven co-passenger satellites into polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Co-passenger satellites are from Algeria, Canada and USA as well as two satellites from Indian Universities/ Academic Institute.
China Launches Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory Module
China launched the Tiangong-2 space laboratory module on a Long March 2F rocket today. The two year year mission of Tiangong-2 will see two Chinese astronauts occupy the space lab for up to a month at a time to perform a variety of scientific experiments.
NASA Data Used To Automatically Detect Potential Landslides In Nepal
As farmers in Nepal prepare for a fruitful monsoon season, NASA scientist Dalia Kirschbaum anticipates a different impact of the torrential rains-- the loosening of earth on steep slopes that lead to landslides.
Indian Rocket Successfully Launches 20 Satellites
At 11:57 p.m. EDT (8:57 a.m. Indian local time) the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) PSLV-34 rocket with 20 satellites onboard flawlessly launched. It was a milestone mission for India as it continues to showcase its developing launch capability.
India's Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) Successfully Flight Tested
Today, May 23, 2016 ISRO successfully flight tested India's first winged body aerospace vehicle operating in hypersonic flight regime.
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Asia Archived Reports and Releases
China National Space Administration
China General
Indian Space Research Organisation
Chandrayaan-1
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Hayabusa
Japan H-II
Recent Asia News Releases
United Nations and China invite applications to conduct experiments on-board China's Space Station
FUGIN Project Making Most Detailed Radio Map of the Milky Way
Rescheduling of SS-520 Experiment with Microsatellite on board
Launch Date of Epsilon-3 Encapsulating ASNARO-2
Surface Helium Detonation Spells End for White Dwarf
UV Light from Superluminous Supernova Key to Explosion Mechanism
Recent Asia Status Reports
Joint Statement by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Space Exploration January 24, 2018
Current Status of SHIKISAI/GCOM-C, Global Change Observation Mission – Climate
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) decided to postpone the launch of the third Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-3) with the Advanced Small-s
NASA's GPM sees Typhoon Talim threatening islands of Japan
Citizen Astronomy in China: Present and Future
Success of Epsilon-2 Launch with ERG Aboard
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NASA Observes Heavy Monsoon Rainfall in Sri Lanka
Video: Launch of India's RESOURCESAT-2A Earth Observation Satellite
Chinese Astronauts Land Safely After 30 Day Mission
Indian Rocket Successfully Launches 20 Satellites
Testimony from the Hearing on China's Space and Counterspace Programs
Hayabusa2 Launched By Japan
NASA and JAXA Launch the GMP Satellite
China's Chang'e-3 Heads For The Moon
Iran Sends a Monkey into Space
Calendar
- 20 Aug: JWST: Launch, Commissioning, and Cycle 1 Science
- 23 Aug: Nomination Hearing: James Morhard for NASA Deputy Administrator
- 23 Aug: Mars Society Convention
- 27 Aug: Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets III (CCTP-3)
- 27 Aug: Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets III (CCTP-3)
- 27 Aug: NASA Advisory Council Science Committee Meeting
- 27 Aug: NASA Advisory Council Human Exploration and Operations Committee Meeting
- 28 Aug: IAU Symposium 348: 21st Century Astrometry: crossing the Dark and Habitable frontiers
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