（三）载人航天

    2008年9月25日至28日，成功发射“神舟七号”载人飞船，首次顺利实施航天员空间出舱活动，完成舱外空间材料试验、小卫星释放与伴飞试验，标志着中国成为世界上第三个独立掌握航天员空间出舱关键技术的国家。2011年9月和11月，先后发射“天宫一号”目标飞行器和“神舟八号”飞船，成功实施中国首次空间交会对接试验，为后续空间实验室和空间站的建设奠定了基础。

    （四）深空探测

3. Human Spaceflight

From September 25 to 28, 2008, China successfully launched the Shenzhou-7 (Divine Ship-7) manned spaceship. China also became the third country in the world to master the key technology of astronaut space extravehicular activity, completing a space material test outside the spaceship and an experiment on deploying and accompanying flight of a small satellite. In September and November 2011, China successively launched the Tiangong-1 (Space Palace-1) and Shenzhou-8 spaceship, and accomplished their first space rendezvous and docking test, laying the foundation for the construction of future space laboratories and space stations. 

4. Deep-space Exploration

    2007年10月24日，成功发射中国第一个月球探测器——“嫦娥一号”，实现“精确变轨，成功绕月”的预定目标，获取大量科学数据和全月球影像图，并成功实施“受控撞月”任务。“嫦娥一号”任务的圆满完成，是继人造地球卫星、载人航天飞行取得成功之后中国航天事业发展的又一座里程碑，标志着中国已经跨入具有深空探测能力的国家行列。2010年10月1日，成功发射“嫦娥二号”月球探测器，获取了分辨率更高的全月球影像图和虹湾区域高清晰影像，并成功开展环绕拉格朗日L2点等多项拓展性试验，为深空探测后续任务的实施奠定了基础。

（五）航天发射场

    中国已有的酒泉、西昌、太原3个航天发射场建设进一步完善，综合性试验能力和高密度发射能力明显提高，圆满完成载人飞船、月球探测器以及各类卫星的发射任务。目前，中国正在建设满足新一代运载火箭发射任务要求的海南航天发射场。

On October 24, 2007, China successfully launched its first lunar probe, Chang'e-1, and achieved its objectives of "accurate orbital transfer and successful orbiting," also retrieving a great deal of scientific data and a complete map of the moon, and successfully implementing a controlled crash onto the lunar surface. The success of Chang'e-1 was another milestone for China's space industry, after man-made satellites and human spaceflight, signifying that China has become one of the countries capable of deep-space exploration.On October 1, 2010, China successfully launched its second lunar probe, Chang'e-2, created a full higher-resolution map of the moon, and a high-definition image of Sinus Iridium, and completed several extended tests, including circling the Lagrangian Point L2, which laid the foundation for future deep-space exploration tasks.

5. Space Launch Sites

China has improved its three existing launch sites in Jiuquan, Xichang and Taiyuan, enhancing their comprehensive test capabilities and high-intensity launching capabilities. These sites have successfully launched manned spaceship, lunar probes and a variety of satellites. At present, China is building a new space launch site in Hainan to accommodate the launch of new-generation launch vehicles.