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China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts take the reins of Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's three-person Shenzhou 18 crew have passed the keys to the Tiangong space station to its new occupants.
China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 19 mission (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China launched the Shenzhou 19 mission to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending three astronauts toward the nation's Tiangong space station for a six-month stay.
China wants to make its Tiangong space station bigger and better
By Andrew Jones published
China has been operating its completed Tiangong space station for almost two years and is now looking to expand its capabilities with new modules and spacecraft.
Here's what China launched to orbit on its retrievable satellite last month (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China has revealed the payloads it sent to Earth orbit last month on the two-week-long Shijian-19 retrievable satellite mission.
China launches new set of classified Yaogan spy satellites (video)
By Andrew Jones published
A Long March 2C rocket launched three Yaogan-43 spy satellites to orbit from southwestern China on Oct. 22, marking the third liftoff of the mysterious satellite series.
Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching space tourists in 2027
By Mike Wall published
Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching customers to suborbital space and back in 2027, for a price of about $210,000 per seat.
'NASA at a crossroads:' Budget woes, aging infrastructure and hard choices ahead
By Leonard David published
The next few years are likely to be pivotal ones for NASA, according to a hard-hitting report by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
The moon, Mars, asteroids and Jupiter: China reveals ambitious space exploration plans
By Andrew Jones published
From lunar water hunts to Mars sample returns, China's space program is embarking on groundbreaking missions across the solar system, aiming for the moon, Mars and beyond.
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