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 ...
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 ...
China is looking for names for two spacecraft which will one day deliver the nation's astronauts to the surface of the moon. The country is aiming to land a pair of astronauts on the moon before ...
China, which aims to become a major space power by 2030, has opened up a key lunar mission to international cooperation as mission deadlines loom for setting up a permanent habitat on the south pole ...
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 ...
The Chang’e-7 and Chang’e-8 missions will follow in 2026 and 2028 respectively. These will involve multiple spacecraft and target the south pole region of the moon. Chang’e-8 will include in-situ ...
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 ...
NEW DELHI (AP) — India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday — a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold ...
China is looking for names for two spacecraft which will one day deliver the nation's astronauts to the surface of the moon. The country is aiming to land a pair of astronauts on the moon before 2030 ...
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 ...