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3 Chinese Astronauts Return To Earth After Spending 7 Months In Space
The craft carrying Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang of the Shenzhou 21 crew touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia region in the evening.
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China Launches 3-Crew Space Flight As Part Of Moon Ambitions
The Long March 2-F rocket blasted off in a cloud of flames and smoke on time at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in China's northwestern Gobi Desert.
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China And US May Confront Each Other In New Battleground - Space
China’s approach to conflict is shaped by one core idea: control space, and one can control what happens on Earth.
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Pakistan Astronauts To Train For China's Tiangong Space Station In Historic First
The selection comes after China and Pakistan signed a formal cooperation agreement in February 2025 in Islamabad.
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Do China's Space Ambitions Put US Supremacy On The Moon At Risk?
While US space research priorities can oscillate with each political cycle, the Chinese model offers predictability and risk management, an expert says.
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China Vows To Develop Space Tourism, Explore Deep Space As It Races US
China's main space contractor vowed to develop space tourism in the next five years, state media reported on Thursday, as Beijing revs up its commercial spaceflight and deep space exploration ambitions amid a technology race with the US.
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Mouse Births Pups After Return From Space Mission In China
Of the four mice involved in a recent mission aboard China's space station, one female has now successfully birthed healthy offspring on Earth, the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said.
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China Launches Three Long March Rockets in Under 19 Hours, Setting New National Record
China made spaceflight history by launching three Long March rockets within just 19 hours, setting a national record. The missions expanded broadband satellite networks and deployed new military and communications spacecraft, highlighting the country’s rapidly growing launch capabilities and ambitious space expansion efforts.
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China's Zhuque-3 Reaches Orbit but Booster Explodes in Failed Landing Attempt
China’s private launch company, LandSpace, successfully sent its Zhuque-3 rocket to low Earth orbit on its maiden flight, delivering its payload with an expendable upper stage. But the mission took a dramatic turn during recovery when one of the booster’s engines stalled in the landing burn, causing the stage to erupt in flames just meters from...
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China to Launch Empty Shenzhou-22 Lifeboat After Shenzhou-20 Damage
After debris punctured a window on the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, China will launch an uncrewed Shenzhou-22 lifeboat to Tiangong to protect its crew. The capsule will deliver supplies and guarantee a safe return, highlighting growing orbital-debris dangers and echoing similar past incidents such as Russia’s Soyuz MS-22 failure.
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China’s Tianwen-1 Captures Rare Interstellar Comet From Orbit Around Mars
China’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission achieved a new milestone by photographing interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third such object ever recorded. This breakthrough highlights China’s growing strength in planetary science, deep-space imaging, and interstellar observation, offering scientists an unprecedented look at materials beyond our solar syste
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Chinese Spaceship's Return Delayed Due To Suspected Debris Strike
A suspected strike by "tiny space debris" has delayed the return of the Chinese spaceship Shenzhou-20 and three astronauts, Beijing's space agency said on Wednesday.
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China Sends Its Youngest Astronaut, 4 Lab Mice To Space Station
A new crew took off for China's space station on Friday, including the country's youngest ever astronaut and four lab mice.
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NASA Astronaut Shares Dramatic Images Of Super Typhoon Ragasa As Seen From Space
The powerful Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in Guangdong province.
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Chinese Astronauts Strengthen Tiangong’s Defenses Against Space Debris
On Aug. 15, Chinese astronauts Chen Dong and Wang Jie completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk to strengthen the Tiangong space station’s defenses against orbital debris. Working outside the station, they installed new protective panels and inspected external systems. The mission marked Chen Dong’s sixth career EVA—the most by a Chinese astronaut—and...
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3 Chinese Astronauts Return To Earth After Spending 7 Months In Space
The craft carrying Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang of the Shenzhou 21 crew touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia region in the evening.
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China Launches 3-Crew Space Flight As Part Of Moon Ambitions
The Long March 2-F rocket blasted off in a cloud of flames and smoke on time at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in China's northwestern Gobi Desert.
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China And US May Confront Each Other In New Battleground - Space
China’s approach to conflict is shaped by one core idea: control space, and one can control what happens on Earth.
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Pakistan Astronauts To Train For China's Tiangong Space Station In Historic First
The selection comes after China and Pakistan signed a formal cooperation agreement in February 2025 in Islamabad.
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Do China's Space Ambitions Put US Supremacy On The Moon At Risk?
While US space research priorities can oscillate with each political cycle, the Chinese model offers predictability and risk management, an expert says.
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China Vows To Develop Space Tourism, Explore Deep Space As It Races US
China's main space contractor vowed to develop space tourism in the next five years, state media reported on Thursday, as Beijing revs up its commercial spaceflight and deep space exploration ambitions amid a technology race with the US.
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Mouse Births Pups After Return From Space Mission In China
Of the four mice involved in a recent mission aboard China's space station, one female has now successfully birthed healthy offspring on Earth, the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said.
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China Launches Three Long March Rockets in Under 19 Hours, Setting New National Record
China made spaceflight history by launching three Long March rockets within just 19 hours, setting a national record. The missions expanded broadband satellite networks and deployed new military and communications spacecraft, highlighting the country’s rapidly growing launch capabilities and ambitious space expansion efforts.
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China's Zhuque-3 Reaches Orbit but Booster Explodes in Failed Landing Attempt
China’s private launch company, LandSpace, successfully sent its Zhuque-3 rocket to low Earth orbit on its maiden flight, delivering its payload with an expendable upper stage. But the mission took a dramatic turn during recovery when one of the booster’s engines stalled in the landing burn, causing the stage to erupt in flames just meters from...
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China to Launch Empty Shenzhou-22 Lifeboat After Shenzhou-20 Damage
After debris punctured a window on the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, China will launch an uncrewed Shenzhou-22 lifeboat to Tiangong to protect its crew. The capsule will deliver supplies and guarantee a safe return, highlighting growing orbital-debris dangers and echoing similar past incidents such as Russia’s Soyuz MS-22 failure.
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China’s Tianwen-1 Captures Rare Interstellar Comet From Orbit Around Mars
China’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission achieved a new milestone by photographing interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third such object ever recorded. This breakthrough highlights China’s growing strength in planetary science, deep-space imaging, and interstellar observation, offering scientists an unprecedented look at materials beyond our solar syste
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Chinese Spaceship's Return Delayed Due To Suspected Debris Strike
A suspected strike by "tiny space debris" has delayed the return of the Chinese spaceship Shenzhou-20 and three astronauts, Beijing's space agency said on Wednesday.
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China Sends Its Youngest Astronaut, 4 Lab Mice To Space Station
A new crew took off for China's space station on Friday, including the country's youngest ever astronaut and four lab mice.
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NASA Astronaut Shares Dramatic Images Of Super Typhoon Ragasa As Seen From Space
The powerful Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in Guangdong province.
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Chinese Astronauts Strengthen Tiangong’s Defenses Against Space Debris
On Aug. 15, Chinese astronauts Chen Dong and Wang Jie completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk to strengthen the Tiangong space station’s defenses against orbital debris. Working outside the station, they installed new protective panels and inspected external systems. The mission marked Chen Dong’s sixth career EVA—the most by a Chinese astronaut—and...
