Explore China's ambitious space program and its impact on global power dynamics. From historical origins at Caltech to ...

RUWITCH: The space program is a huge point of pride for China and much more. In this propaganda clip from early 2013, Chinese leader XI Jinping, who had just taken office, describes how he sees ...

The flowing celestial robes in Dunhuang murals, featuring flying goddesses, and the legendary attempt by Wan Hu to reach ...

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.

Credit: Depositphotos 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 ...

China's space program plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, a top official with the country's space program said Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ...

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.

China began its crewed space program in the early 1990s, later than the United States and Russia did, and had periods of rocky development and long delays.

It is that last part of China’s space remit that is turning the most heads in the West—particularly its planned flights to the moon. On March 24, the Queqiao-2 satellite entered lunar orbit ...

Besides putting a space station into orbit, the Chinese space agency has landed an explorer on Mars. It aims to put a person on the moon before 2030, which would make China the second nation after … ...

It remains to be seen whether China's space program is in line with "scientific principles," as the country's civil and military space are co-mingled within the same government organizations.

The Pentagon is concerned that China’s growing network of facilities in Latin America and Antarctica for its civilian space programs has defense capabilities.