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China bounces back from Long March rocket explosion with back-to-back launches (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
China's space program has returned to flight after an Aug. 10 Long March 7A rocket explosion, launching both a Long March 12 and a Long March 2C rocket on Sunday (Aug. 16).

Chinese rocket explodes less than 90 seconds after liftoff (photos)
By Josh Dinner Last updated
China's latest rocket launch ended in failure this morning (Aug. 10), lighting up the skies with some unwanted fireworks.

Chinese company Landspace targets Aug. 10 for historic rocket launch and landing attempt
By Andrew Jones Published
The Chinese commercial launch company Landspace is set for its second attempt to catch an orbital rocket. Liftoff, and landing, are targeted for next Monday (Aug. 10).

China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket launches 9 satellites from a ship at sea (video)
By Mike Wall Published
Orienspace's Gravity-1, the world's most powerful solid rocket, aced its third-ever mission on Tuesday (July 21), launching nine satellites to orbit from a ship at sea.

Making history! China lands rocket during an orbital launch for 1st time ever (video)
By Mike Wall Published
A Chinese Long March 10B rocket aced its debut launch on Friday (July 10), sending a satellite to orbit and coming down for a history-making landing at sea.

China announces plan to build early-warning system for dangerous asteroids
By Andrew Jones Published
The country's plans include spacecraft designed to detect asteroids coming from the direction of the sun, which has long been a space-rock blind spot.

China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station while the ISS nears its end
By Andrew Jones Published
China plans to add three new modules to Tiangong along with a co-orbiting space telescope, as the ISS heads for a Pacific splashdown.

China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts return to Earth after being briefly 'stranded', wrapping up record-breaking mission (video)
By Mike Wall Published
China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts returned to Earth on Friday (May 29), wrapping up a record-breaking, and very eventful, space mission.
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