China’s crewed lunar program has moved from blueprints to prototype testing, with the Mengzhou spacecraft and Lanyue lander ...

The China National Space Administration was founded more than 25 years ago and is overseeing an ambitious programme which ...

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 ...

Before China, only Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin demonstrated the ability to launch and land rockets. Here's how China’s technology differs from other reusable rockets and the ...

A prominent Beijing-based governmental body, the CNSA is China’s national space agency, responsible for civil space ...

For China, planetary defense is about building its international image and strengthening national security. However, the same ...

China has successfully recovered a reusable rocket booster for the first time after the maiden flight of its Long March-10B rocket.

BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a first-ever manned landing on the moon's South Pole ...

China conducted a total of 93 space launches in 2025, setting a new national record for orbital launches in a single year.

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 launched and partially recovered a rocket, a milestone for Beijing’s space program as it competes with the U.S. and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a first-ever manned landing on the moon's South Pole ...