The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus.

NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a ...

Like the US, China is seeking allies to boost its lunar ambitions. Russia, South Africa, Pakistan, Egypt, Serbia, Belarus and ...

With new spacecraft, rockets, and landers in development, China targets a crewed lunar landing by 2030.Permanent lunar base ...

A crescent of the northern hemisphere of Mars taken by Tianwen-1's medium-resolution camera in March 2021. Credit: CNSA/PEC ESPOO, Finland — China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission is entering ...

Foundational Milestones In China Space Programs China’s journey into space didn’t just happen overnight. It’s a story ...

The race to Mars has quietly become the defining contest of twenty-first century spaceflight, pitting a state-backed Chinese program, a commercially driven SpaceX campaign, and a methodical NASA ...

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NASA's Artemis program has drawn attention for its plan to send astronauts around the moon. But behind that mission is a ...