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By Andrew Jones Published
China will fly its first foreign astronaut on the Shenzhou 24 mission, with a Pakistani pilot set for a roughly week-long stay aboard the Tiangong space station.

By Mike Wall Published
China has laid out its roadmap for landing astronauts on the moon "before 2030," a milestone that NASA hopes to achieve in 2028.

By Brett Tingley Published
A U.S. military intelligence agency has released an incredible new photograph of China's secretive space plane, showing it docked to another spacecraft in orbit.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Sept. 25, 2008, China's space program launched its third human spaceflight mission, Shenzhou 7, which included the country's first spacewalk. Here's why it mattered.

By Mike Wall Published
The growing diversity and capability of China's launch sector were on display last week, as the nation launched four different rockets in a 45-hour span.

By Leonard David Published
China is making progress on its Tianwen 3 Mars sample-return mission, which aims to launch in 2028 and return a collection of Red Planet dirt and rock to Earth in 2031.

By Mike Wall Published
Galactic Energy's new Pallas-1 rocket aced its debut launch on Monday (Aug. 31), successfully reaching orbit. The vehicle's first stage did not attempt a landing, however.

By Jamie Carter Published
What's that bright light in the sky? Here's how to see China's Tiangong space station with the naked eye this week.
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