cysa.pngArizona State University is partnering with the Chinese government-run web site, China.com.cn, to host the China Youth Space Academy. In this first-ever event, thousands of Chinese high school students compete to show their knowledge of space exploration subjects. The winners will come to the United States in January 2008 to join a group of Arizona high school students for a 10-day hands-on space exploration experience.
 
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February 1, 2008
KJZZ radio interview with Chinese and Nogales students. Listen here
 
January 27, 2008
Los Angeles, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) - In the first-ever programme of its kind, teams of US and Chinese high school students on Sunday started a joint programme to explore Mars at Arizona State University (ASU). (from Red Orbit Breaking News) Read story
 
January 25, 2008
China Youth Space Academy Takes Off (China.org.cn) Read story
 
January 30, 2008
CYSA makes front page news on www.163.net, one of the most popular web sites in China (the story was right under Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao). The story was about taking Mars pictures and Phil Christensen appeared several times in the story. Read the story in Chinese
 
January 28, 2008
Joint teams of U.S. and Chinese high-school students will be exploring Mars during the next eight days at Arizona State University. Read story
 
January 28, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- In the first-ever program of its kind, teams of U.S. and Chinese high school students on Sunday started a joint program to explore Mars at Arizona State University (ASU). Read story
 
November 20, 2007
ASU ignites China's youth for Mars exploration 

In the final round of competition of the China Youth Space Academy, forty highly energized high school students from all over China, racing a deadline, used bagfuls of everyday materials from the dollar store to build models of the first human outpost on Mars.

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November 2007

Summary of Chinese print media

Chinese media coverage report of CYSA (print media)

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November 2007

Summary of Chinese internet media

Chinese media coverage report of CYSA (internet media)

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