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2 Chinese spacecraft just met up 22,000 miles above Earth. What were they doing?
By Andrew Jones published
A new Chinese refueling spacecraft met up with an older satellite in high Earth orbit this month, apparently marking a step forward in orbital servicing.

China's next-gen astronaut capsule for moon missions aces crucial pad-abort test (video)
By Josh Dinner published
China's human spaceflight agency just conducted a crucial pad abort test for its Mengzhou spacecraft as it continues toward its goal of putting boots on the moon before 2030.

China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid
By Andrew Jones published
China has revealed the first image from its Tianwen 2 asteroid sample return mission, which is now more than 3 million kilometers (1.9 million miles) from Earth.

Sampling a 'quasi-moon': What's next for China's newly launched Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling mission
By Mike Wall published
China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft launched on Tuesday (May 28), kicking off a bold mission to grab a sample of one of Earth's "quasi-moons" and then journey on to a mysterious comet.

Chinese astronauts add debris shield to Tiangong space station during 8-hour spacewalk (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Two Chinese astronauts completed an 8-hour spacewalk on May 22, successfully installing debris shielding on the exterior of the Tiangong space station.

New species of space-adapted bacteria discovered on China's Tiangong space station
By Andrew Jones published
A newly discovered bacterial species aboard China's Tiangong space station may offer insights into how life can survive and potentially thrive in space.

Watch tile-shedding private Chinese rocket launch 6 satellites to orbit (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Chinese company LandSpace sent six satellites into orbit on Saturday (May 17) aboard its methane-powered, tile-shedding Zhugque-2E rocket.

Watch China’s private Ceres-1 rocket launch 4 satellites from a ship at sea (video)
By Josh Dinner published
The Chinese company Galactic Energy sent four satellites into orbit today (May 19) on the fifth sea launch of its Ceres-1 solid rocket.
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