China’s crewed lunar program has moved from blueprints to prototype testing, with the Mengzhou spacecraft and Lanyue lander ...

Former NASA strategist Patrick Besha says Congress and the space industry must respond as China gains ground in lunar ...

For China, planetary defense is about building its international image and strengthening national security. However, the same ...

China is making steady progress in its manned lunar exploration program, with all research and construction work advancing as ...

On July 10, China netted a new accomplishment in its spacefaring history. The China Aerospace Science and Technology ...

Before China, only Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin demonstrated the ability to launch and land rockets. Here's how China’s technology differs from other reusable rockets and the ...

China became the only other entity to recover an orbital rocket booster, but used a cable net on a ship instead of landing legs.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

The Shenzhou-23 manned mission launches from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China launched the ...

In 2025, China set a national record for orbital launches in a single year with over 90 launches. Chinese investment in its commercial space sector, including from private and government sources, ...

'China's Space Dream,' ASIA 4100, brings aerospace engineers, Chinese language students and international affairs majors into one room—and a visiting journalist from the South China Morning Post into ...

A handful of other countries have their own lunar programs, as does the European Union. Through 2030, governments and private entities have planned more than 400 missions in the next two decades to ...