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China's space plane apparently deployed 6 'mysterious wingmen' in orbit
By Brett Tingley published
Just four days after being launched on its third mission, China's mysterious reusable space plane seems to have placed six unknown objects in orbit around it.
Chinese startup Galactic Energy bounces back with successful satellite launch
By Andrew Jones published
Chinese startup Galactic Energy is flying high again after a successful satellite launch on Monday (Dec. 4).
China launches remote-sensing satellite for Egypt (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China launched a remote-sensing satellite for Egypt late on Sunday (Dec. 3) as space cooperation between the two countries deepens.
China could use a foldable helicopter to collect samples on Mars
By Andrew Jones published
A new journal article outlines the design for a quadcopter that could assist China's mission to collect samples from Mars.
China's Landspace gears up for 3rd launch of its methane-powered rocket
By Andrew Jones published
The Zhuque-2 was the first methane-fueled rocket to reach Earth orbit, and the Chinese private spaceflight company Landspace is set to launch it again later on Dec. 5.
China's Chang'e 5 moon samples, beyond NASA's reach for years, are finally available to US scientists
By Leonard David published
For the first time, NASA-funded researchers can apply for access to lunar samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 mission.
China releases 1st images of complete Tiangong space station (photos)
By Robert Lea published
The crew of China's Shenzhou 16 mission captured incredible images of the Tiangong Space Station as they departed on their way back to Earth.
Chinese scientists build model Mars atmosphere to aid sample-return plans
By Andrew Jones published
Chinese scientists have constructed a numerical model to simulate the Martian atmosphere and thus assist the country's plans to return rock samples from the Red Planet.
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