Latest about china space program
China plans to deflect an asteroid by 2030 to showcase Earth protection skills
China aims to launch its first planetary defense mission by 2030, to showcase the skills needed to nudge a dangerous asteroid away from Earth.
China launches communications satellite on 30th mission of the year (video)
A Long March 7A rocket launched the ChinaSat-3A spacecraft on June 29, boosting China's geostationary communications satellite fleet.
Not-so-static fire: Private Chinese rocket accidentally launches during test
Space Pioneer's new Tianlong-3 rocket took to the skies accidentally on Sunday (June 30), then crashed back to Earth in a dramatic explosion.
China's Chang'e 6 probe will soon bring samples of the moon's far side to Earth — and scientists are getting excited
China's Chang'e 6 probe is scheduled to return to Earth on June 25, and scientists are starting to get excited about what its far side moon samples can tell us.
China selects 4th batch of astronaut candidates as part of 2030 moon landing goal
China has selected 10 new astronauts for training as part of its goal to put a crew on the moon by 2030, the country's human spaceflight agency announced last week.
China lands Chang'e 6 sample-return probe on far side of the moon, a lunar success (video)
China's robotic Chang'e 6 mission aced its landing on the moon's far side Saturday (June 1) and will soon collect samples to send home to Earth.
Watch Chinese company launch 4 satellites to orbit from ship at sea (video)
The Chinese company Galactic Energy sent four satellites into orbit on Wednesday (May 29) with the second sea launch of the Ceres-1 solid rocket.
China launches test satellite to very low Earth orbit (video)
China launched four satellites on Tuesday (May 21) to test out new technologies. The spacecraft went up on the third-ever launch of the Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket.
