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The race back to the moon: What if China lands its astronauts first?
By Andrew Jones published
"The country that lands on the moon first will shape the rules of engagement in space for decades to come."

China shows off advanced hypersonic missiles, ICBMs and drones in military parade (photos)
By Andrew Jones published
Beijing's recent military parade unveiled new hypersonic and intercontinental missiles alongside stealth drones, highlighting China's expanding strike and defense capabilities

Chinese astronauts beef up Tiangong space station's debris shield during 6.5-hour spacewalk (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Two Chinese astronauts spent more than six hours outside the Tiangong space station on Friday (Aug. 15), installing a debris shield on the third spacewalk of the Shenzhou 20 mission.

China launches 8th batch of satellites for 13,000-strong internet megaconstellation (video)
By Mike Wall published
A Long March 5B rocket launched the eighth batch of satellites for China's Guowang broadband network on Wednesday (Aug. 13). It was the fourth Guowang launch in less than three weeks.

China's Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling probe snaps gorgeous shots of Earth and the moon (video, photos)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Tianwen 2 mission captured stunning views of Earth and the moon from deep space just days after launch.

Why is the moon's far side so weird? China's lunar sample-return mission may have figured it out
By Keith Cooper published
The impact that carved out the moon's huge South Pole-Aitken basin may explain the puzzling differences between the lunar near and far sides.

Chinese company Landspace aims to debut its reusable methane rocket this year (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Landspace aims to debut its stainless steel Zhuque-3 rocket later this year, marking a bold step forward for China's commercial launch sector.

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.
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