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Chinese taikonauts' great leap into space

China's space program has really taken off in the last six years.

China astronauts return to Earth triumphant

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Sunday, completing a three-day mission that included China's first-ever spacewalk.

Astronaut takes China's first spacewalk

A 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.

China counts down to space walk mission

A Chinese Shenzhou-7 spaceship is scheduled to lift off Thursday evening on the nation's third manned space mission.

China's space quest gathers speed

China 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.

Timeline: China's space quest

The 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:

Space: China's great leap skyward

In October 2003, China joined an exclusive club, becoming only the third nation in history capable of independently putting a human into space.

Chinese ring in Year of the Monkey

People 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.

China plans space competition

It 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.

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