China Space

‘Don’t Help a Villain Do Evil’: China Slams SpaceX ‘Spy Network’

Chinese military researchers have been studying the role of Starlink satellites in the Ukraine war and warned about its risks to…

1 month ago

Russia, China Plan to Build Lunar Nuclear Power Plant by 2035

China already has ambitious plans for long-term lunar habitation, starting with plans to land its first taikonauts on the Moon…

1 month ago

China’s LandSpace Counts Down to Final Methane Rocket Test

Private space firm closing in on last test of groundbreaking methane and liquid oxygen-fuelled rocket

5 months ago

China Open to International Team-Ups on Chang’e-8 Moon Mission

The China National Space Administration said would-be partners could undertake craft-to-craft operations and explore the surface of the Moon

7 months ago

US Space Force General Floats China Crisis Hotline Plan

US commander General Chance Saltzman said a direct line of communication between the Space Force and China could de-escalate tensions

7 months ago

China Plans to Land its First Taikonauts on the Moon by 2030

China will also launch three astronauts to its now fully operational space station on Tuesday, one of whom will be…

11 months ago

China Says ‘Unforeseen’ Dust Pile-Up Behind Idle Mars Rover

The fully robotic rover has been in longer-than-expected hibernation since May 2022, when it entered a planned sleep mode

12 months ago

China Looking to 3D Print Lunar Buildings Using Moon Soil

A robot tasked with making "lunar soil bricks" will also be launched during China's Chang'e 8 mission around 2028

12 months ago

China’s Space Advances a Risk to Most US Assets: Official

Beijing's significant advances in space in recent years have alarmed Washington and other Western nations

1 year ago

European Astronauts Learnt Chinese to Work With China – CGTN

Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, from the European Space Agency, took to Twitter to quote a Chinese proverb from the fourth…

1 year ago

China And Taiwan Astronomers Keep Close Working Bonds – SCMP

Astronomers from both nations are exploring the idea of creating instruments together, SCMP said

1 year ago

Spain Closes Airspace as China Rocket Debris Plunges to Earth

China’s space agency said most of the remnants of the spacecraft fell into the Pacific Ocean, 1,000km southwest of Acapulco…

1 year ago