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1,000 days in space! Core module of China's Tiangong space station hits milestone
By Andrew Jones published
The core module of China's Tiangong space station — named Tianhe, or "Harmony of the Heavens" — has now been orbiting Earth for more than 1,000 days.
![Chinese astronauts work out on the nation's Tiangong space station.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3YNai7QFBnjcG3vvdvTfc7-320-80.jpg)
China sends human bone cells to Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
A Chinese space freighter has delivered human bone cells to the Tiangong space station for on-orbit research that could help people here on Earth.
![CAS Space's third Kinetica-1 rocket lifts off from Jiuquan spaceport on Jan. 22, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NDQhADvoKUFFGmR3ebTepW-320-80.jpg)
Chinese company launches 5 remote-sensing satellites to orbit (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's commercial space activities continue to grow, with a solid rocket putting five privately built satellites into orbit on Jan. 22.
![a small silver rocket rises into a blue sky above a desert landscape, trailing a pillar of flame](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vDfWAjnk3ypTwegZNpGPtR-320-80.jpg)
Watch Chinese startup Landspace launch and land reusable rocket prototype for 1st time (video)
By Mike Wall published
The Chinese company Landspace notched a big milestone in its quest to develop a reusable rocket, launching and landing a prototype for the first time on Jan. 19.
![an astronaut in a blue flight suit examines cargo in a white bag aboard a white-walled space station](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kusmh6TrnxZkRx33Dnq4Eo-320-80.jpg)
Chinese astronauts check out newly delivered space station supplies (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have entered the newly arrived Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft to begin sorting and checking out the goods.
![a spacecraft departs a space station with the curve of earth and the blackness of space in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/95t7AHkVqxz6rfrbJsFrde-320-80.jpg)
China's Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere
By Andrew Jones published
China deorbited its robotic Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft today (Jan. 19) after it completed its mission serving the country's space station.
![artist's illustration of a white rocket launching, in a top-down view from just above the payload fairing.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r3pUzKrH9jjq69MjESW6xh-320-80.jpg)
Chinese company targets 2025 for 1st launch of powerful new rocket
By Andrew Jones published
The Chinese launch company CAS Space has set August 2025 as the target for the first launch of its Kinetic-2 liquid propellant rocket.
![Illustration of NASA astronauts at the lunar south pole.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XZ4AeBY9KM3xfMgEaRe47G-320-80.jpg)
US must beat China back to the moon, Congress tells NASA
By Mike Wall published
The newly announced delays to NASA's Artemis 2 and Artemis 3 moon missions are making some members of Congress nervous.
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