china space program
Chinese Company Claims to be Working on a Starship-Like Rocket
According to a new animation, it appears that China is hoping to build a Starship of its own, one that…
Chinese Spacecraft Dock in Lunar Orbit for Transfer of Moon Samples – Next Stop, Earth!
Two robotic Chinese spacecraft have docked in lunar orbit for the first time ever, in preparation for sending samples from…
China’s Chang’e-5 Probe Blasts Off From the Moon, Bringing Back a Full Load of Samples
For the first time in more than 40 years, a robotic spacecraft has blasted off from the Moon – and…
Take a Look at What China’s Chang’e-5 Probe Is Seeing (and Doing) on the Moon
China's Chang'e-5 robotic moon lander is due to spend only two days collecting samples of lunar rock and soil before…
China’s Chang’e-5 Probe Lands on the Moon and Gets Set to Bring Back Fresh Samples
For the third time in seven years, a Chinese robotic spacecraft has landed on the Moon — but now things…
China’s Chang’e-5 Probe Is Off to Bring Back a Moon Sample — and NASA Hopes to See the Data
China's Chang'e-5 probe is on its way to the Moon for a mission that could bring back the first samples of lunar rocks and…
China’s New Crew Capsule Just Landed, and so Did Parts of their New Rocket!
China's next-generation crewed spacecraft recently returned to Earth after a successful test flight. The Long March 5B rocket that sent…
China’s Tiangong 2 was Destroyed Last Week, Burning up in the Atmosphere Over the South Pacific Ocean
China recently successfully conducted a controlled deorbit of its second orbital laboratory, Tiangong-2.
China is Working on Their Own Reusable Rocket: the First Stage of the Long March-8, Which Could Launch in 2021
At a recent space conference in China, the Chinese space agency recently indicated that the Long March 8 rocket will…
Amazing Imagery Captures Plummeting Chinese Rocket Seen by Villagers
Amazing images of falling rocket debris from a spent Chinese booster were captured in the final moments of its plummet…