These advancements in China’s reusable rocket and lunar exploration programs come as NASA prepares to launch a crew of four astronauts on a loop around the far side of the Moon as soon as next month.

China has successfully launched its fourth reusable spacecraft mission since the program in 2020.

China’s space program has real wins—but it also has a “hard-truth” side most people never see. Some launches drop stages on ...

China plans to build space-based data centers as part of its space+ initiative, signaling a major shift in digital infrastructure beyond Earth.

China on Wednesday successfully conducted a low-altitude demonstration and verification flight test of its Long March-10 carrier rocket and a maximum dynamic pressure abort flight test of its ...

Astronaut Fei Junlong of the Shenzhou-15 crew performing a spacewalk on Tiangong Space Station, Feb. 9, 2023. Credit: China Manned Space Engineering Office Space is crucial for national strength, ...

China has launched a reusable experimental spacecraft, completing the fourth publicly known mission in its recoverable spaceflight program.

BEIJING -- China's defunct and reportedly out-of-control Tiangong 1 space station is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere sometime this weekend. It poses only a slight risk to people and property ...

China is not only pursuing space exploration on its own, but also assessing a key role for itself in space diplomacy and coordination. In recent years, China’s outer space diplomacy and exploration ...

JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China said Thursday it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it introduced the next crew of astronauts who will head to its space station as part of the country's ...

JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China announced Saturday that its Shenzhou 21 spaceship docked with China’s space station with its latest three rotation crew at the country's own record speed after a successful ...

The 10th test of the SpaceX Starship has been launched and by all accounts was wildly successful in meeting its objectives. What do the results tell us about the likelihood that NASA and its ...