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.

China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...

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 ...

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 is advancing rapidly, but at what cost? From uncontrolled rocket debris to hazardous propellants, explore the successes and controversies behind China’s space race.

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) ...

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 ...

Besides putting a space station into orbit, the Chinese space agency has landed an explorer on Mars. It aims to put a person on the moon before 2030, which would make China the second nation after … ...

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.

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

China has launched its Tianwen-2 mission, dispatching a spacecraft to gather samples from an asteroid near to Mars. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) anticipates that this mission will ...