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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.
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.
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.
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.
Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket launches 4th mission in 18 days (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China sent a classified experimental satellite into orbit last week with yet another launch of the Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket.
China launches Tianzhou 7 cargo craft to Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
A Long March 7 rocket launched the robotic Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft toward China's Tiangong space station today (Jan. 17).
China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket aces amazing debut launch from ship at sea (video)
By Mike Wall published
The Gravity-1 solid rocket, built by Chinese company Orienspace, aced its first-ever launch today (Jan. 11), sending three satellites to orbit.
Massive Mars dust storm spotted by China's Tianwen-1 probe (photos)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter spotted a massive dust storm near Olympus Mons, the biggest mountain in the solar system.
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