The US and China are competing to establish bases near the lunar south pole, reviving legal questions over resource ownership, commercial mining and the limits of the Outer Space Treaty.
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading ...
SpaceX Starship engine issues could delay NASA's Artemis moon mission timeline and affect competition with Blue Origin’s ...
The Starship engine failure that nearly foiled the orbital debut of SpaceX's next-generation spacecraft on its 14th uncrewed test flight may complicate NASA's ability to meet its time frame for ...
LOS ANGELES >> The Starship engine failure that nearly foiled the orbital debut of SpaceX’s next-generation spacecraft on its ...
The United States and China emphasise the economic and strategic stakes of the race for a long-term lunar presence, but ...
Two Pakistani pilots are memorising Mandarin, spinning in centrifuge drills and learning to eat, sleep and repair equipment ...
Securing a foothold on the Moon where humans and exploration equipment can stay for extended periods to conduct research is ...
No nation has successfully executed a soft landing at the lunar poles, an area considered more challenging than the Moon's ...
Last month, China delayed the launch of an ambitious robotic mission to the south pole of the Moon, Chang’e 7, until early next year. The country did not provide a detailed explanation for the ...
TIANJIN -- China has advanced its push for a crewed moon landing by 2030, with its lunar spacesuit and a bed rest experiment for long-term space stays both progressing, the country's astronaut center ...
China will establish a restricted airspace zone centered on Beijing beginning September 20. The zone has a 600-kilometer diameter and covers more than 280,000 square kilometers—roughly the size of ...