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Chinese company CAS Space takes steps toward 1st launch of reusable rocket
The Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space is making serious progress on a new reusable rocket called Kinetica-2, and is targeting a debut in 2025.
Chinese astronauts celebrate Olympics on Tiangong space station (video)
Astronauts on China's Tiangong space station recently reenacted some of the sports that athletes of the just-completed 2024 Paris Olympics competed in here on Earth.
Chinese rocket breaks apart after megaconstellation launch, creating cloud of space junk
A Chinese Long March 6A rocket broke apart shortly after launching 18 internet satellites on Aug. 7, creating a cloud of at least 300 pieces of trackable debris.
China launches 1st batch of satellites for planned 14,000-strong megaconstellation (video)
A Long March 6A rocket launched 18 internet satellites Tuesday morning (Aug. 6), kicking off construction of a Chinese constellation that could eventually host 14,000 spacecraft.
Watch China test-fire engine for new crewed moon rocket (video)
China has test-fired a new engine for its planned Long March 10 rocket, which is designed to take astronauts to the moon.
Where will we be in space in 2049? A look at spaceflight over the next 25 years
The next quarter-century in space exploration could be historic, the era in which humanity finally establishes a foothold on the moon and Mars.
With its latest moon mission success, China's space program has the US in its sights
June 25 2024 marked a new "first" in the history of spaceflight.
SpaceX, the rise of China and more: How spaceflight has changed since 1999
Space travel has changed from government-driven missions to a dynamic, commercially driven frontier over the past 25 years, driven by advancements in technology and the rise of private companies.
