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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center — China launched its Shenzhou-21 spacecraft on Friday, carrying a new three-person crew to man the country's Tiangong space station on a mission focused on scientific ...

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 ...

China tests crewed spacecraft abort and rocket recovery in major lunar milestone China took a major step forward in its lunar ...

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 ...

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 ...

China’s explosive climb in space is jolting America’s intelligence agencies, triggering new warnings about how fast Beijing is moving and how much the United States risks losing in the race above ...

SpaceX's Starship, the world's largest rocket that launches in South Texas, has inspired several companies in China to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. BEIJING — China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a ...