RUWITCH: The space program is a huge point of pride for China and much more. In this propaganda clip from early 2013, Chinese leader XI Jinping, who had just taken office, describes how he sees ...

China’s lunar ambitions have evolved from symbolic flag planting to a systematic push for permanent space infrastructure.

Without Musk's SpaceX, the US would be second place to China. If Trump deports Elon Musk, he'll set US space travel back ...

Explore China's ambitious space program and its impact on global power dynamics. From historical origins at Caltech to leading-edge missions, discover how China aims to outpace US space efforts by ...

Sun Wei, deputy chief designer of the manned space program's landing site system, said that China is building more ground TT&C (telemetry, tracking and command) stations and developing TT&C satellites ...

Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading As we come to the end of 2023, it is an apt time to revisit China’s priorities for its space program. In President Xi Jinping’s speech at ...

China's space program plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, a top official with the country's space program said Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ...

It is that last part of China’s space remit that is turning the most heads in the West—particularly its planned flights to the moon. On March 24, the Queqiao-2 satellite entered lunar orbit ...

China began its crewed space program in the early 1990s, later than the United States and Russia did, and had periods of rocky development and long delays.

China built its own space station after being excluded from the International Space Station, largely due to the United States’ concerns over the program’s complete control by the People’s ...

The Pentagon is concerned that China’s growing network of facilities in Latin America and Antarctica for its civilian space programs has defense capabilities.

Proposed Trump cuts to NASA programs will be felt most in Oklahoma City and Norman and will take years to correct if implemented ...