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![A Long March 2C rocket carrying MISRSAT-2 and two other satellites lifts off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Dec. 4, 2023 local time.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xLBzrH4qU6En5RrH7TPXhR-320-80.jpg)
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's Zhurong Mars rover captured this panorama of the Red Planet. Visible in the foreground are the rover's solar panels and communications equipment.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VovrbZTgbusHQUba2SvZp5-320-80.jpg)
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.
![a rocket rises as fire blasts from the bottom. brown smoke rises against a grey sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vfR2uYJFiHjTqwjpYi99Ac-320-80.jpg)
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.
![a circular metal container with a clear glass center, through which grey dirt can be seen](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DDjZai4dKSyNahAvMNmXJ3-320-80.jpg)
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.
![a large T-shaped space station is seen from above with Earth below it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WFRtLikZwxW9FuokhwYzP5-320-80.jpg)
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.
![a golden rover and dark-colored lander sit on the red martian surface, with a dusty reddish-brown sky in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GMVAe7JYj3HbnRcpK3wvFF-320-80.jpg)
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.
![a graphic showing how a T-shaped space station will become cross-shaped with additional modules](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jkQtd2ETxZfaCfTzhP9jmM-320-80.jpg)
China eyes additional modules for Tiangong space station
By Leonard David published
China will launch an extension module at an appropriate time and upgrade the basic configuration of the space station from the current 'T' shape to a cross shape.
![a white spacecraft is seen through the window of a space station, with earth in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cDu63TRGLijSYZemTKo4wS-320-80.jpg)
China's youngest space station crew send home spectacular views from space (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Shenzhou 17 astronauts are getting into the rhythms of life in orbit — and also sending back some choice clips of their activities.
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