Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center — China launched its Shenzhou-21 spacecraft on Friday, carrying a new three-person crew to man the country's Tiangong space station on a mission focused on scientific ...

China’s Mengzhou is putting pressure on NASA’s lunar timeframe ...

Wrapping up 204 days in orbit, three Chinese astronauts flew back to Earth aboard a Shenzhou spacecraft Friday, leaving three crewmates behind on the Tiangong space station with a busted lifeboat.

In contemporary China, an increasing number of names draw inspiration from Chinese history and classical texts. From high-tech products to newborns, names offer a window into the nation's rich ...

Nov. 25 (UPI) --China's uncrewed Shenzhou-22 space vessel arrived at the Tiangong space station on Tuesday morning, avoiding the potential stranding of three Chinese astronauts on the orbiting space ...

BEIJING — China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China's space station. The Shenzhou ...

China has launched its first round-trip mission to the moon with a robotic spacecraft, a mission that will pave the way for the country's planned lunar sample-return program. An advanced Long March 3C ...

China’s decision to send a fresh spacecraft to its Tiangong space station and bring the damaged original home empty marks a pivotal test of its ambitions as a major space power. Instead of gambling on ...

SpaceX's Starship, the world's largest rocket that could launch in 2026 in Florida, has inspired no shortage of imitations in ...

BEIJING (AP) — The stranded crew of a Chinese space mission is “in good condition, working and living normally,” China’s Manned Space Engineering office said on Tuesday. The three astronauts on the ...

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation's space station Friday after more than a week's delay because the return capsule they had planned to use was damaged, likely from ...