The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus.
In a daring demonstration aboard China’s Tiangong space station, a Chinese astronaut recently ignited a match in orbit, an act strictly forbidden on the International Space Station (ISS) due to safety ...
Zhou Guolin, minister counselor for science and technology at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, speaks at the Beyond Earth Symposium Nov. 13. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — A Chinese ...
Three Chinese astronauts landed back on Earth on Friday more than a week later than their scheduled arrival, capping an extended stay in space after a suspected debris strike left their spaceship with ...