Tianzhou-9 cargo capsule set to burn up in the atmosphere after departure from Chinese space station.

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 ...

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

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 ambitious plans to be ...

A Chinese space firm is booking passengers for its suborbital tourism flights and has now signed up a celebrity for an early flight. Commercial company InterstellOr unveiled a full-scale experimental ...

China on Wednesday announced that it has selected two Pakistani astronauts for a space programme scheduled for later this year. As Beijing ramps up international coordination in space, Islamabad has ...

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 ...

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 ...

China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft – shown here hitching a ride on a Long March-2F carrier rocket – was hit by a piece of space debris. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took ...