When the Chang’e 6 return capsule touched down in the dusty plains of Inner Mongolia in June 2024, it carried something no nation had ever retrieved: the first samples from the far side of the Moon.

In the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), China will continue its efforts in the field of space exploration.

Tianwen 2 will collect samples and deliver them back to Earth in late 2027, using a reentry capsule. Then the spacecraft will ...

Calls for the US to land astronauts back on the moon before China have been increasingly loud and frequent. But it all hinges ...

Aug 7 (Reuters) - China conducted its first test on Wednesday of a lunar lander that it hopes will put the first Chinese on the moon before 2030, the country's manned space program said. The lander's ...

On this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong and “Buzz” Aldrin became the first human beings to step onto another world. In that historic moment, Armstrong spoke of the “giant leap” the mission represented — ...

The 10th test of the SpaceX Starship has been launched and by all accounts was wildly successful in meeting its objectives. What do the results tell us about the likelihood that NASA and its ...

My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers, China’s space program is quietly but steadily ticking off the boxes needed for a crewed lunar landing before 2030 — and before the United States. As ...

The 10th test of the SpaceX Starship has been launched and by all accounts was wildly successful in meeting its objectives. What do the results tell us about the likelihood that NASA and its ...

Both the United States and China are working to put their astronauts on the moon in the next few years, with NASA's acting administrator claiming that America will win the "race." But what happens if ...

The 10th test of the SpaceX Starship has been launched and by all accounts was wildly successful in meeting its objectives. What do the results tell us about the likelihood that NASA and its ...