China Space Mission

China's aggressive space program also includes the recent launch of a new space station.

China's spaceship, the Shenzhou-14, carrying three astronauts who lived in its orbiting space station for six months touched down at the Dongfeng landing site.

China sent a spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-earth orbit after the International Space Station.

China will be sending a three-person crew to its space station, which is nearing completion, and also announced today plans for a manned mission to the Moon amid intensifying competition with the US.

China plans to build its first base on the moon by 2028, ahead of landing astronauts there in subsequent years as the country steps up its challenge to NASA's dominance in space exploration.

The power generated by nuclear energy will be used to generate oxygen, operate instruments and other things like extract water.

China's Mengtian module docked with its new, permanent Tiangong space station on Tuesday. After Mengtian’s arrival, an additional uncrewed Tianzhou cargo craft is due to dock with the station, with another crewed mission scheduled for December. Crews for these missions could overlap, as the country's space station has sufficient room to accommoda...

China launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, on Sunday. Wentian, the second module after Tianhe, weighs 23 tons and was launched on the back of the country’s most powerful rocket, the Long March 5B. China began constructing the space station in April 2021 with the launch of the Tianhe module, the main living quarters...

China opposed remarks made by an official of NASA on its space program after the administrator of US space agency Bill Nelson said that Beijing's space program is a "military" space program. Zhao said Nelson, as the director of the US aerospace department, should be very aware of the dark history of the US space program

Chinese scientists have found signs of water in samples retrieved by China from a lava plain on the moon, bringing them closer to understanding its origin there - a crucial question for future lunar exploration.

China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station. The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory modules to join the main Tianhe living space that was launched in April 2021.

China has announced a three-member astronaut crew that will travel by the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft. Astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe will take on a six-month mission to complete the construction of the country’s space station currently orbiting the Earth.

China will launch a spacecraft on Sunday carrying three astronauts to the core module of the unfinished Chinese space station, where they will work and live for six months as construction enters advanced stages.

China has unveiled the country's space missions crews of Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 missions who are undergoing relevant training and mission preparations.

The return to Earth of three astronauts after six months at China's new space station marks a landmark step in the country's space ambitions, ending its longest crewed mission ever.

China's aggressive space program also includes the recent launch of a new space station.

China's spaceship, the Shenzhou-14, carrying three astronauts who lived in its orbiting space station for six months touched down at the Dongfeng landing site.

China sent a spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-earth orbit after the International Space Station.

China will be sending a three-person crew to its space station, which is nearing completion, and also announced today plans for a manned mission to the Moon amid intensifying competition with the US.

China plans to build its first base on the moon by 2028, ahead of landing astronauts there in subsequent years as the country steps up its challenge to NASA's dominance in space exploration.

The power generated by nuclear energy will be used to generate oxygen, operate instruments and other things like extract water.

China's Mengtian module docked with its new, permanent Tiangong space station on Tuesday. After Mengtian’s arrival, an additional uncrewed Tianzhou cargo craft is due to dock with the station, with another crewed mission scheduled for December. Crews for these missions could overlap, as the country's space station has sufficient room to accommoda...

China launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, on Sunday. Wentian, the second module after Tianhe, weighs 23 tons and was launched on the back of the country’s most powerful rocket, the Long March 5B. China began constructing the space station in April 2021 with the launch of the Tianhe module, the main living quarters...

China opposed remarks made by an official of NASA on its space program after the administrator of US space agency Bill Nelson said that Beijing's space program is a "military" space program. Zhao said Nelson, as the director of the US aerospace department, should be very aware of the dark history of the US space program

Chinese scientists have found signs of water in samples retrieved by China from a lava plain on the moon, bringing them closer to understanding its origin there - a crucial question for future lunar exploration.

China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station. The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory modules to join the main Tianhe living space that was launched in April 2021.

China has announced a three-member astronaut crew that will travel by the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft. Astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe will take on a six-month mission to complete the construction of the country’s space station currently orbiting the Earth.

China will launch a spacecraft on Sunday carrying three astronauts to the core module of the unfinished Chinese space station, where they will work and live for six months as construction enters advanced stages.

China has unveiled the country's space missions crews of Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 missions who are undergoing relevant training and mission preparations.

The return to Earth of three astronauts after six months at China's new space station marks a landmark step in the country's space ambitions, ending its longest crewed mission ever.