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China's astronauts have been tending a 'space garden' in orbit (video)
By Andrew Jones published
The astronauts of the Shenzhou 16 mission have been cultivating vegetables as part of their science experiment workload aboard the Tiangong space station.
Venezuela may put an astronaut on a Chinese moon mission
By Andrew Jones published
The first Venezuelan man or woman could land on the moon on a Chinese spacecraft, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said last week.
Watch China's Shenzhou 16 astronauts clean the Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Shenzhou 16 astronauts have been working hard to keep the Tiangong space station neat and clean, as a newly released video shows.
China sends record-setting Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft to fiery death (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Tianzhou 5, which docked with China's Tiangong space station just two hours after launching last November, has completed its orbital tasks and met its fiery fate.
China launches Yaogan 40 spy satellite on Long March 6A rocket (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China launched a new classified Yaogan satellite on Sunday (Sept. 10), continuing the country’s recent rapid launch rate.
China wants ideas to name spaceship and lander for astronauts on the moon
By Andrew Jones published
China is looking for names for two spacecraft which will deliver astronauts to the surface of the moon.
China launches classified Yaogan remote sensing satellites (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Two separate launches within a week boost the country's remote sensing capabilities.
Amazing satellite video shows China's space station come together in Earth orbit (video)
By Andrew Jones published
An Australian company has released images showing how China constructed its Tiangong space station.
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