Astronauts complete 1st spacewalk at space station
Astronauts wrapped up nearly eight hours of spacewalk on Monday after successfully attaching Europe's Columbus Laboratory to the orbiting International Space Station. "Columbus is officially docked to the space station, joining the ... english.people.com.cn
New Home in Space for a Nearly Assembled Robotic Device
Building Dextre, the new robotic grappling device for the International Space Station, has brought out a love of schlocky science fiction and bad jokes. nytimes.com
China says significant progress in lunar rover research
Chinese scientists and engineers have built prototypes of the country's planned lunar rover module, the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality said on Wednesday. The city's lunar rover research team had completed ... english.people.com.cn