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Mouse Births Pups After Space Mission, Paving Way for Future ResearchFour mice were returned to Earth on November 14. Subsequent observation showed that one female mouse conceived and gave birth to nine pups on December 10; six of these offspring are now alive and developing healthily, which is consistent with the normal survival rate for this species. One female mouse after its space travel gives birth to pups on December 10, 2025.Of the four mice involved in a recent mission aboard China's space station, one female has now successfully birthed healthy offspring on Earth, the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced.T... -
46.67 Kilograms! Space Science Experiment Samples Including Mice Successfully Return and Handed Over to ScientistsOn November 14, 2025, China’s Shenzhou-20 crew back in Beijing, bounty of scientific experiments returned. The ninth batch of space science experiment samples from the China Space Station successfully returned aboard the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft.The samples include those from life sciences, materials science, and combustion experiments, covering ... -
China's "mice astronauts" and their challenging journey to spaceFootage of four mice living aboard China's space station alongside the Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew has recently been transmitted back to Earth, revealing these small animals in good spirits and in an apparent state of well-being.The video shows astronauts retrieving the experiment facilities containing the mice from a specialized transport bag. T... -
China launches Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship for new engineering, scientific breakthroughsThe Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]JIUQUAN, Nov. 1 -- China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission.The sp... -
The Second Belt and Road International Training Workshop on Space Science and Utilization in 2025: A Successful Concluding ChapterFrom July 23 to August 5, 2025, the second Belt and Road International Training Workshop on Space Science and Utilization successfully came to an end in Hong Kong. Simeon ASENOVSKI, Deputy Director -General of the Space Research and Technology Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Su Hui, a representative of the workshop instructors, a... -
Bilateral Cooperation Meetings of the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization of the Chinese Academy of Sciences with the Egyptian Space Agency and Other Global Partners Concluded Successfully in Hong KongDuring the 2nd Belt and Road International Training Workshop on Space Science and Utilization held in Hong Kong, the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CSU hereinafter) proactively broadened its global partnerships. From July 24th to 26th, 2025, CSU successfully convened three significant ...