China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program A state-owned space contractor has unveiled a concept for an “economical lunar cargo transport” system as China prepares ...

Walking on the moon by 2030, building a lunar base, and then perhaps on to Mars: after 30 years of honing its expertise, ...

China’s space program spent 2025 pushing its launch cadence to new heights, testing reusable rockets at scale and managing the first in-orbit emergency for its astronauts. The result was a year that ...

NASA is under enormous pressure to return astronauts to the Moon before China achieves its first crewed landing, but experts question whether the Artemis program can overcome delays, technical hurdles ...

China saw its first woman to ever walk in space when she worked on the Chinese space station Tianhe on Nov. 7. China Manned Space Engineering Network posted video to Weibo showing Wang Yaping leaving ...

BEIJING (AP) — China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China's space station. The ...

The vicinity of Shackleton is where astronauts from the U.S. and, quite likely, taikonauts from China (from the Chinese word ...

BEIJING (AP) — The stranded crew of a Chinese space mission is “in good condition, working and living normally,” China’s Manned Space Engineering office said on Tuesday. The three astronauts on 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, ...

Wrapping up 204 days in orbit, three Chinese astronauts flew back to Earth aboard a Shenzhou spacecraft Friday, leaving three crewmates behind on the Tiangong space station with a busted lifeboat.