As of spring 2026, China has named the two spacecraft that will carry its astronauts to the moon, advanced a competitive design process for a crewed lunar rover, and continued building a heavy-lift ...

China plans to expand its Tiangong space station, aiming to transition it from a three-module T-shape to a six-module ...

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 and the U.S. are racing to establish a permanent presence on the moon with the explicit mission of mining – and ...

China on Wednesday announced that it has selected two Pakistani astronauts for a space programme scheduled for later this ...

Researchers prepare to weigh Chang'e 6 lunar samples during a returner opening ceremony at the China Academy of Space ...

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 ...

A handful of other countries have their own lunar programs, as does the European Union. Through 2030, governments and private entities have planned more than 400 missions in the next two decades to ...

A visiting US military leader warns China is “moving out like a world-class sprinter” in space, a development with huge ...