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☆ China rocket taking 3 to space station to blast off Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

BEIJING — A rocket carrying three astronauts to finish building China’s space station will blast off Tuesday amid intensifying competition with the U.S., the government said Monday,The crew includes a veteran of a 2005 space mission and two first-time astronauts, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Previous missions to the space station have taken about 13 hours from liftoff to docking. The permanent Chinese station weighs about 66 tons — a fraction of the International Space Station, which launched its first module in 1998 and weighs around 465 tons. With a lifespan of 10 to 15 years, Tiangong could one day find itself the only space station still running if the International Space Station adheres to its 30-year operating plan. The U.S. excluded China from the International Space Station because of its program’s military ties.

☆ China poses increasing threat in military space race, top U.S. general says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Long March-7 Y3 carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on May 29, 2021 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. Rapid advancements in China's military capabilities pose increasing risks to American supremacy in outer space, the head of the United States military's space wing said on Monday. Nina Armagno, director of staff of the U.S. Space Force, said Beijing had made significant progress in developing military space technology, including in areas such as satellite communications and re-useable spacecraft, which allow countries to rapidly scale up their space programs. Along with Russia, China has also conducted "reckless" missile tests that have created dangerous amounts of space debris in recent years, Armagno said. "These debris fields threatened all of our systems in space, and these systems are vital to all nations' security, economic and scientific interests," she said.

☆ Former Pakistan PM Khan calls off protest march to avoid creating 'havoc'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Khan has been holding country-wide protests to push the government for early elections since being ousted from power in April. He named Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a senior military official of plotting his assassination, but both the government and military have denied involvement. On Saturday, Khan arrived on stage using a walking frame and addressed the crowd from behind bulletproof glass. He said he had been told by various security sources there was still a threat to his life. PTI has already resigned from the federal parliament, but remains in power in two provinces and two administrative units.

☆ Pakistan's Imran Khan relaunches political march after surviving gun attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Asif Shahzad | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Our march wouldn't stop," Khan said, adding the protest will instead gather strength as it closes on the capital Islamabad. His successor Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the demand, saying the election will be held as scheduled later next year. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said the shooter was a "self motivated and committed person" who carried out the attack on religious basis. The former premier instead alleges that Sanaullah, the prime minister and a Pakistan military general from the country's spy agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), were involved in the assassination attempt. The police have the suspected shooter in custody after he was intercepted by a Khan supporter who threw off his aim.

☆ Supporters of Pakistan's Imran Khan block roads in new protest
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Asif Shahzad | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] People react as police use tear gas to disperse them during a protest to condemn the shooting incident on a long march held by Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Wazirabad, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan November 4, 2022. The former cricket star, who has been pressing for a general election since he was ousted as prime minister after losing a confidence vote in parliament in April, was shot at the rally last Thursday. Khan's successor as prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has rejected his demand for new polls and the deadlock has stoked instability in the nuclear-armed country of 220 million people. Television footage showed Khan's supporters burning tyres as they set up protest camps across roads. Khan, 70, launched what is known as a long-march protest rally from Lahore to the capital on Oct. 28.

Police said the suspected shooter was arrested after Khan supporter Ibtesam Hasan overpowered him and threw off his aim, possibly saving the ex-premier from more serious gunshot wounds. Khan has accused three people of devising a plan to assassinate him, naming Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and intelligence official Major-General Faisal Nasser. Khan launched what is known as a long-march protest rally from Lahore to the capital on Oct. 28. He was waving to the crowd from a container mounted on a truck in Wazirabad when a man fired several shots at him. Reporting by Asif Shahzad in Islamabad and Mubasher Bukhari in Lahore, Pakistan; Editing by Robert BirselOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Vice President Harris is wrapping up her midterm campaign push by meeting with union leaders a day before the elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with union leaders on Monday in California. Along the way, according to a White House official, she is prioritizing meeting with local labor leaders. In May, Harris — along with co-chair Marty Walsh, Biden's Secretary of Labor — welcomed union organizers from the likes of Starbucks and Amazon to the White House. The Biden administration has made clear its intentions to embrace organized labor. Harris "has been focused on reaching women, young people, and communities of color," a White House official said.

☆ Imran Khan welcomes probe into shooting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Mubasher Bukhari | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LAHORE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday he welcomed the government's offer to launch a judicial commission to investigate the attack in which he was shot in the leg on Thursday. Former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will lead the rally in coming weeks in the eastern province of Punjab, Khan said. Khan has accused three people of devising a plan to assassinate him, naming Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and intelligence official Major-General Faisal Nasser. Sharif on Saturday said that Khan was making "baseless allegations" but that the government had requested the country's chief justice to form a judicial commission to investigate the claims. Reporting by Gibran Peshimam and Mubasher Bukhari; Writing by Charlotte Greenfield; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Thursday's activities began at around 8 a.m. when supporters of Khan's PTI party gathered in the streets, with crowds swelling into the thousands throughout the day. "Imran Khan arrived and we welcomed him, we never thought about any attack; people were chanting, workers were dancing,” said PTI supporter and witness Qadir Khan. "I heard a burst of shots after which I saw Imran Khan and his aides fall down on the truck," witness Qazzafi Butt said. In the chaos and confusion touched off by the gunfire, supporters clamoured to know what had happened to Khan. "People chanted that they would lay down their lives for Imran Khan," he added.

☆ Spain briefly closes part of airspace as Chinese rocket debris flies over
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Spain briefly closed the airspace over the northeastern region of Catalonia and three other regions on Friday as remnants of a Chinese rocket were expected to pass by, emergency authorities in Catalonia said on Friday. The Long March 5B (CZ-5B), China's most powerful rocket, blasted off on Oct. 31 from southern China to deliver the last module of the Chinese space station currently under construction. As gravity pulls the rocket back to Earth, most of it is expected to burn up on re-entry, though there are concerns sizable chunks might survive. "These predictions however come with uncertainties, and a better estimation will only be possible close to the re-entry." Debris from the second flight landed harmlessly in the Indian Ocean, while remnants from the third fell into the Sulu Sea in the Philippines.

[1/2] A truck is seen at a crime scene after a shooting incident on a long march by Pakistan former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Wazirabad, Pakistan November 4, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroWAZIRABAD, Pakistan, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was shot and injured in an apparent assassination attempt, said country-wide protests would be held on Friday as tensions remained high in the South Asian nation. "Today, after Friday prayers, there will be protests across the country, which will continue until Imran Khan's demand is met," Asad Umar, a close Khan aide, said on Twitter. Khan's supporters began gathering again early on Friday at the spot of the apparent assassination attempt and called on the former prime minister to restart his march on Islamabad. Sharif has also called for a transparent inquiry into the shooting, which occurred in an area where Khan's party is in government.

☆ China is allowing another rocket body to fall to Earth uncontrolled this weekend. It probably won't hit you.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A 23-ton chunk of China's Long March 5B rocket is on track to fall back to Earth this weekend. The Mengtian module, which carries science experiments, blasted off on China's Long March 5B rocket. No one knows where the rocket body will fall, and nobody is controlling it. Some of it will likely burn up as it plows through the atmosphere, but the rocket body is too large to completely disintegrate. China's rocket debris keeps crashing back to EarthDebris suspected to be from a Chinese booster rocket in Borneo, which were found in late July.

☆ China launches third and final space station component
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

BEIJING — China on Monday launched the third and final module to complete its permanent space station, realizing a more than decade-long endeavor to maintain a constant crewed presence in orbit. Many waved Chinese flags and wore T-shirts emblazoned with the characters for China, reflecting the deep national pride invested in the space program and the technological progress it represents. China’s crewed space program is officially three decades old this year. The U.S. excluded China from the International Space Station because of its military ties. Prior to launching the Tianhe module, China’s Manned Space Program launched a pair of single-module stations that it crewed briefly as test platforms.

BEIJING, Oct 31 (Reuters) - China on Monday launched the last of the three modules that will comprise its space station, set to be the second permanently inhabited outpost in low-earth orbit after the NASA-led International Space Station. In April 2021, China began construction of its space station with the launch of the Tianhe module, the main living quarters for astronauts. The space station also caps President Xi Jinping's 10 years as leader of China's ruling Communist Party. Russia's space agency in August unveiled a physical model of a planned Russian-built space station, the final form of which would be years away. Two more missions this year are needed before China's station is ready for operation.

☆ Pakistani journalist crushed by Imran Khan's truck during coverage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Mubasher Bukhari | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The incident prompted Khan to halt the "long march" that he is leading towards Islamabad to pressure the federal government into calling snap elections. His convoy started from the eastern city of Lahore, and is expected to reach Islamabad on Friday. PTI leader Mussarat Jamshed Cheema confirmed that Naeem was run over by Khan's vehicle. The incident occurred as Khan's convoy was near the city of Gujranwala, 220 km (136 miles) from Islamabad. Reporting by Mubasher Bukhari in Lahore, Pakistan; Writing by Gibran Peshimam; editing by Philippa FletcherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Pakistan's ex-premier Imran Khan set to march on Islamabad to demand snap polls
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Mubasher Bukhari | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LAHORE, Pakistan Oct 28 (Reuters) - Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan gathered hundreds of supporters in the eastern city of Lahore on Friday to join a caravan of cars and trucks heading for the capital Islamabad to pressure the government into calling snap polls. Khan plans to lead the motorised caravan slowly northwards up the Grand Trunk Road to Islamabad, drawing more support along the way before entering the capital in a week. DONE THIS BEFOREThe growing crowd of Khan supporters in Lahore chanted slogans including “Imran Tere Jannisar, Beshumar, Beshumar", meaning "Imran, countless people are willing to give their life for you". As Khan's supporters assembled in Lahore, large numbers of police were deployed along the 260-kilometres (160-mile) route to Islamabad. Having once been regarded as close to the generals, Khan has accused the military of supporting his opponents move to oust him.

☆ Pakistan ex-PM Khan announces march on capital to call for early elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Mubasher Bukhari | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LAHORE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Tuesday that he would begin a protest march with his supporters from the eastern city of Lahore to Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Friday to call for early elections. "I am marching to press the government to announce elections immediately," he said, adding his supporters and party members should avoid violence. Last week's ruling has added to the political and economic uncertainty plaguing Pakistan this year. The political instability has also fuelled economic uncertainty, with international ratings agencies questioning if the current government can maintain difficult economic policies in the face of political pressure and looming elections. ($1 = 220.5000 Pakistani rupees)Reporting by Mubasher Bukhari; Writing by Charlotte Greenfield; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Exclusive: Qatar conscripts civilians for World Cup security
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Andrew Mills | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The match is the first to take place at the stadium, which will host the World Cup 2022 final. The civilians were told they had been called up to assist with the World Cup and that it was their "patriotic duty" to do so, the source said. Asked for comment, a Qatari government official said in a statement that Qatar's national service program would continue as normal during the World Cup. The diplomats are expected to return to their posts after the World Cup. World Cup organisers intend to relax Qatar's strict laws limiting the public sale of alcohol, and will allow beer to be served near stadiums a few hours before matches kick off.

☆ Start pentru prima misiune cu echipaj uman pe stația spațială chineză. 3 astronauți au fost trimiși în spațiu
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Trei astronauți chinezi au decolat joi dimineața spre stația spațială a Chinei. Este prima misiune cu echipaj uman trimisă spre modulul Tianhe, aflat deja pe orbită. Într-un nor uriaş de fum cenuşiu, racheta Long March 2F a părăsit platforma de lansare de la Centrul de lansare spaţială Jiuquan din deşertul Gobi, scrie digi24.ro. Este primul zbor cu echipaj uman efectuat de China în ultimii aproape cinci ani şi va reprezenta o perioadă-record petrecută în spaţiu. China a decis să îşi construiască propria staţie spaţială după ce Statele Unite au refuzat să îi permită să participe la Staţia Spaţială Internaţională.

Persons: . Miercuri, Thomas Pesquet, american Shane Kimbrough Organizations: March 2F, Partidului Comunist Chinez, NASA Locations: Chinei, Agerpres, China, Beijing, Statele Unite, Rusia, Canada, Europa, Japonia

☆ Resturile rachetei chineze scăpate de sub control s-au dezintegrat deasupra Oceanului Indian (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

Potrivit sursei citate, mare parte din acest segment s-a dezintegrat şi a fost distrus la intrarea în atmosferă. Centrul armatei americane pentru comandamentul spaţiului a precizat că racheta "a intrat deasupra Peninsulei Arabice, duminică aproximativ la ora 2:15 GMT''. Space-Track, care a folosit date militare americane, a precizat că deasupra Arabiei Saudite este locul unde sistemele americane au înregistrat ultima dată prezenţa rachetei. ”Operatorii confirmă că racheta a căzut într-adevăr în Oceanul Indian, la nord de Maldive”, precizează Space-Track pe pagina sa de Twitter. Cu toate acestea, e posibil ca obiecte de mari dimensiuni, precum Long March 5B, să nu fie distruse integral.

Persons: Wang, Lloyd Austin, Jonathan McDowell, Marte Organizations: Long, 5B, Arabiei Saudite, chinez, Externe, Apărării, Autorităţile, Harvard Locations: Indian, Chinei, Maldive, Arabiei, China, Coasta, Fildeş, Beijing, Rusia

☆ Miezul rachetei chineze scăpate de sub control se va prăbuși pe Pământ, cel mai probabil, în această seară // LIVE
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: STR/AFP/Getty ImagesMiezul rachetei chineze scăpate de sub control se va prăbuși pe Pământ, cel mai probabil, în această seară // LIVEMiezul rachetei chineze scăpate de sub control se va prăbuși pe Pământ, cel mai probabil, în această seară, fiind unul dintre cele mai mari obiecte care reintră necontrolat în atmosferă, în ultimele decenii. Estimările arată acum că racheta chineză va ajunge pe Pământ cel mai probabil sâmbătă seară (după ora 18:00) și există o șansă ca aceasta să cadă în Oceanul Pacific. Nu numai Pentagonul și autoritățile statale monitorizează orbitarea resturilor rachetei chinezești, aceasta poate fi urmărită live pe internet. Specialiștii estimează că aproximtiv 40% din acest “gunoi spațial” nu va arde în timpul căderi și va ajunge la sol, dar, mai probabil dezintegrat în bucăți mai mici. Emoții deosebite crează miezul dur format din motorul rachetei, care poate provoca daune dacă va cădea într-o zonă populată.

Organizations: Long March Locations: Pacific, Europa, Africii, China, Atlantic, Africa de Vest, Coasta de Fildeș

☆ Reacția Chinei privind racheta sa ce se prăbușește necontrolat
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Majoritatea reziduurilor provenite de la racheta chineză ce se prăbușește înspre Pământ vor arde la reintrarea în atmosferă și este extrem de improbabil ca acestea să provoace vătămare, susține ministerul de externe chinez, potrivit Reuters, citează hotnews.ro. Racheta Long March 5B a fost lansată pe 29 aprilie de la baza aerospațială din Wenchang pe 29 aprilie, aceasta transportând modulul Tianhe care va deveni spațiul de locuit al viitoarei spații stațiale a Chinei. „Probabilitatea ca acest proces să provoace vătămare la sol este extrem de scăzută”, a susținut acesta. Publicația China Global Times controlată de guvernul chinez a scris la rândul ei că racheta Long March 5B se va prăbuși probabil în apele internaționale. Lansarea Tinahe a fost prima dintr-o serie de 11 misiuni necesare pentru a finaliza stația spațială a Chieni.

Persons: Reuters, chinez Wang Wenbin Organizations: 5B, chinez, Global Times, Long Locations: chinez, Chinei, Statelor Unite, Beijing, China, New York, Madrid, Chile, Wellington, Noua Zeelandă

☆ США пока не планируют сбивать неконтролируемую китайскую ракету
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-07 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Центральная ступень ракеты-носителя "Чанчжэн-5В" вскоре упадет на Землю, но где именно - точно неизвестно. Министр обороны США косвенно обвинил Пекин в халатности. Министерство обороны США в настоящий момент не планирует сбивать китайскую ракету-носитель "Чанчжэн-5В" (Long March 5B, или CZ-5B), которая должна неконтролируемо упасть на Землю. "Мы многое можем сделать, однако сейчас не намерены сбивать ее", - заявил глава американского оборонного ведомства Ллойд Остин в четверг, 6 мая. Центральная ступень ракеты весом 20 тонн вращается вокруг Земли, и неизвестно, где именно она в ближайшие дни может упасть.

Persons: Ллойд Остин, Остин Organizations: Министерство обороны, Пентагон Locations: Земля, США, Пекин, Китай, Тяньгун

☆ Pentagonul nu va distruge racheta chineză scăpată de sub control
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-07 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: ReutersPentagonul nu va distruge racheta chineză scăpată de sub controlŞeful Pentagonului, Lloyd Austin, a afirmat joi că nu intenţionează să distrugă racheta chineză care urmează să facă o reintrare necontrolată în atmosferă în acest sfârşit de săptămână şi a criticat voalat Beijingul pentru că a pierdut controlul asupra ei, notează AFP și Agerpres. "În acest moment, nu avem planuri să distrugem racheta", a adăugat el. "Sperăm că va cădea într-un loc unde nu va face rău nimănui, în ocean sau într-un loc ca acesta", a continuat Lloyd Austin. Fără să numească deschis autorităţile chineze, Lloyd Austin a sugerat că lansarea rachetei chineze nu a fost planificată suficient de atent. În aprilie 2018, un laborator spaţial Tiangong-1 s-a dezintegrat la reintrarea în atmosferă, la doi ani după ce a încetat să funcţioneze.

Persons: Reuters, Lloyd Austin, Lloyd Austin . Organizations: american, Long March 5B Locations: Agerpres, Lloyd Austin . China, China

☆ Pentagonul este îngrijorat de racheta chineză care va cădea pe Pământ. „O urmărim cât de aproape putem”
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Pentagonul urmăreşte racheta chineză care urmează să facă o intrare necontrolată în atmosferă în acest weekend, cu riscul de a se prăbuşi într-o zonă populată, scrie Agerpres, preluând AFP. Secretarul american al Apărării, Lloyd Austin, „a fost informat şi ştie că, în orice moment, Comandamentul Spaţial urmăreşte aceste resturi de rachetă”, a declarat purtătorul de cuvânt al Pentagonului, John Kirby, scrie digi24.roChina a lansat joi primul dintre cele trei elemente ale staţiei sale spaţiale, CSS, care a fost propulsat de o rachetă Long March 5B. Corpul rachetei va reintra în atmosferă și urmează să aterizeze în următoarele zile, dar nimeni nu ştie unde. „Este aproape întreg corpul rachetei, dacă am înţeles corect. Este aproape intact”, a adăugat Kirby, precizând că reintrarea în atmosferă va avea loc „în jurul zilei de sâmbătă”.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, John Kirby Organizations: Apărării, Long March 5B Locations: Agerpres, China

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