Their average age is 38, state media China Daily said. Beijing is pursuing plans to place astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade amid a rivalry with the U.S. for reaching new ...
China notched a diplomatic victory in its race against the U.S. for influence in space, with Egypt agreeing to support ...
Three Chinese astronauts — from left, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin — wave during a send-off ceremony for China's Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceflight mission, in Jiuquan in Gansu ...
It's been more than 50 years since NASA astronauts walked on the moon, and a new report suggests they'll need to wait even longer.
A render depicting future ILRS infrastructure on the moon. Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Belarus joined the project in October 2023. Credit: CNSA/Roscosmos HELSINKI — China has added a United Arab ...
“If the moon is bright enough to give light to 'half the earth' at night," reads the post's caption, "wouldn’t the astronauts ...
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, astronaut Gui Haichao waves as he is carried out of the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 manned space mission after it landed successfully at the ...
A fast-track schedule, along with delays developing SpaceX's moon lander and new Axiom spacesuits, make the first Artemis ...
A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-17 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy ...
JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) — China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030.