Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

China launches 2nd manned space mission

China launches 2nd manned space mission

JIUQUAN, China - Local primary school children parade along the main street of Jiuquan, Gansu Province, in celebration of the launch of the he Shenzhou-6, China's second manned spacecraft, on Oct. 12. The city is located near the site where the spacecraft was launched.

Mengtian lab module in 60 seconds

STORY: Mengtian lab module in 60 seconds DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mengtian lab module STORYLINE: China's Long March-5B Y4 carrier rocket, carrying space station lab module Mengtian, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province on Monday. Mengtian is the second lab module of China's Tiangong space station. Consisting of a work cabin, a cargo airlock cabin, a payload cabin and a resource cabin, it is the heaviest single-cabin active spacecraft in orbit in the world right now. It will join the combination of core module Tianhe and lab module Wentian in space to form the planned T-shape layout at the space station's completion. The building of Tiangong into a national space laboratory with three modules marks a milestone in China's three-decade effort to advance its manned space program. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wenchang, China. (XHTV)

China's space station lab module Mengtian ready for launch

STORY: China's space station lab module Mengtian ready for launch DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, China STORYLINE: The China Manned Space Agency said Tuesday that the combination of China's space station lab module Mengtian and its carrier rocket Long March-5B Y4 has been transported to the launch area. The lab module will be sent into orbit at an appropriate time in the near future. Prior to the launch, function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned. The agency said that the facilities and equipment at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan are in good condition, and all departments involved in the mission are undergoing final preparations. The Mengtian module is the second lab component of China's under-construction space station. Scientific equipment in the module will be used for studying microgravi

(EyesonSci)CHINA-XICHANG-DATA RELAY SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-XICHANG-DATA RELAY SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(220713) -- XICHANG, July 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Tianlian II-03 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 13, 2022. Tianlian II-03 is China's second-generation geosynchronous orbit data relay satellite. It will provide data relay and TT&C (telemetry, tracking and command) services for manned spacecraft and low and middle orbit resources satellites. It will also support the TT&C for spacecraft launch. This was the 426th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-XICHANG-DATA RELAY SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-XICHANG-DATA RELAY SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(220713) -- XICHANG, July 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Tianlian II-03 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 13, 2022. Tianlian II-03 is China's second-generation geosynchronous orbit data relay satellite. It will provide data relay and TT&C (telemetry, tracking and command) services for manned spacecraft and low and middle orbit resources satellites. It will also support the TT&C for spacecraft launch. This was the 426th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

China launches 2nd manned space mission

China launches 2nd manned space mission

JIUQUAN, China - Local primary school children parade along the main street of Jiuquan, Gansu Province, in celebration of the launch of the he Shenzhou-6, China's second manned spacecraft, on Oct. 12. The city is located near the site where the spacecraft was launched. (Kyodo)

China launches 2 men into space

China launches 2 men into space

BEIJING, China - China's Long March 2F rocket carrying the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-6 lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gansu Province on Oct. 12, in the country's second manned mission into space. (Xinhua)(Kyodo)