http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Yang_LiweiFind stories, videos, and photos about Yang Liwei from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:27:37 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Yang_Liwei14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Yang Liwei from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/10/24/china.taikonauts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/10/24/china.taikonauts/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina's space program has really taken off in the last six years.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/09/28/china.space.astronauts.return/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/09/28/china.space.astronauts.return/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Sunday, completing a three-day mission that included China's first-ever spacewalk.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/09/27/china.space.orbit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/09/27/china.space.orbit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Chinese astronaut has completed his country's first-ever spacewalk as part of an ambitious program that is starting to rival the United States and Russia in its rapid expansion.Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/09/25/china.space/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/09/25/china.space/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Chinese Shenzhou-7 spaceship is scheduled to lift off Thursday evening on the nation's third manned space mission.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/12/china.space/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/12/china.space/index.htmlChina has mapped out an ambitious space program for the next decade that includes a space walk in 2008, a lunar robot lander by 2012 and a possible space station after that, according to state-run media.Sun, 12 Mar 2006 07:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/10/12/china.space.timeline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/10/12/china.space.timeline/index.htmlThe following is a rundown of key events in China's space program, in its bid to become the third nation to have launched a man into space:Wed, 12 Oct 2005 05:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/eyeonchina.space/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/eyeonchina.space/index.htmlIn October 2003, China joined an exclusive club, becoming only the third nation in history capable of independently putting a human into space.Mon, 18 Apr 2005 23:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/china.ny/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/china.ny/index.htmlPeople in China and parts of Asia cheered in the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Monkey, by packing temples, setting off fireworks and handing out cash and fruit.Thu, 22 Jan 2004 05:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/china.spacerace/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/china.spacerace/index.htmlIt may be too early to call it a full-blown "space race", but China's burgeoning space program is certainly adding an element of competition for the long-dominant NASA efforts.Wed, 14 Jan 2004 03:53:00 EST