China’s space program is advancing rapidly, but at what cost? From uncontrolled rocket debris to hazardous propellants, explore the successes and controversies behind China’s space race.

When Chang'e-3 became the first Chinese craft to land on the moon 10 years ago, it kicked off nationwide celebrations—and a decade of major successes for a rapidly accelerating space program.

As we come to the end of 2023, it is an apt time to revisit China’s priorities for its space program. In President Xi Jinping’s speech at the 20th Party Congress in October 2022, space ...

China blasted three astronauts into space on Thursday. The mission is part of an ambitious program which will help pave the way for China to put a person on the moon before 2030. China sent three ...

China space officials said Monday that the program plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030, as well as expand its space station. The deputy director of the Chinese Manned Space Agency ...

"The 'Blue Book' pointed out that China's aerospace ... China's official state news agency. China's space program has made considerable strides, including sending probes to distant planets and ...

Like the United States sought to do in the 1960s with Apollo, China views its increasingly robust space program as a means to increase its prestige on the world stage and advance geopolitical ...

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As its satellites crowd the skies, China has built ground stations in more than a dozen countries, with two more underway in Antarctica Chinese-made satellites dishes stand at the Amachuma Ground ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) China is launching the Shenzhou-20 mission, sending three astronauts to the Tiangong space station for a six-month stay focused on scientific experiments ...

BEIJING — China’s burgeoning space program plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand the country’s orbiting space station, officials said Monday. Monday’s announcement ...