BEIJING--China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, in what would be another advance in what's increasingly seen as a new space race pitting the Asian autocracy against the United ...
The country is aiming to land a pair of astronauts on the moon before 2030 and is seeking public participation in naming key ...
China has unveiled plans to send astronauts to the moon by 2030, racing to join the U.S. as the only countries to put people on the moon. China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) deputy chief engineer ...
Work is underway in China to create Moon exploration tools, including a mobile rover to support lunar south pole investigations. Image credit: China Manned Space Engineering Office. China’s ...
BEIJING--China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade. The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft ...
This striking composite shot of the lunar south pole appears in National Geographic Magazine's special space issue out on ...
Artist's renderings of the country's next-generation lunar landing module. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China has published artist's renderings of the country's lunar landing module and ...
BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Thursday began to solicit names for the new vehicles of future manned lunar exploration missions. The public is invited to ...
Japan launched its “moon sniper” lunar spacecraft from its southern coast on Thursday in an effort to become the fifth nation in the world to land an object on the moon, amid an ongoing global ...
India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday NEW DELHI -- India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on ...
The Chandrayaan-3 mission did what it set out to do, but its lander and rover could not be roused after entering the cold ...
After a five-week journey, the Indian Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft began its descent to the lunar surface. The craft flipped into a vertical landing position, paused to hover about 450 feet up, then ...
