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China's Shenzhou 18 spacecraft with astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu is seen at the Dongfeng landing site in north China after landing from the Tiangong space station on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.

China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months in space (video)

By Andrew Jones last updated

China's Shenzhou 18 crew have returned home after more than six months in space.

Launches & Spacecraft
illustration of two spacecraft docked above earth, its outer walls transparent to show astronauts inside.

Space isn’t all about the 'race' – rival superpowers must work together for a better future

By Art Cotterell published

What is this latest “space race” about, and are there pathways to common ground? History suggests these do exist. As a space governance specialist, I argue our future depends on it.

Human Spaceflight
six astronauts in blue jumpsuits crowd around a table in a bright spacecraft. two across from one another each sign documents.

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.

Human Spaceflight
Artist's conception of the vehicles that would participate in a Mars sample return by NASA and the European Space Agency.

Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?

By Leonard David published

China has moved up its timeline for bringing Mars samples to Earth, aiming to do so as early as 2028 — long before the U.S. is slated to achieve this same ambitious goal.

Mars
A white rocket launches next to a green tower at night, fire shooting from its bottom, a smoke plume blowing to the right.

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.

Launches & Spacecraft
three astronauts in jumpsuits raise their right hands with bent elbows, standing behind white-capped podiums in front of a large chinese flag.

Watch China launch Shenzhou-19 astronauts to Tiangong space station today (video)

By Andrew Jones published

The crew were revealed less than a day ahead of launch.

Launches & Spacecraft
a group of people inspect a gray cylindrical spacecraft in a desert landscape

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.

Satellites
A Long March 2C rocket launches three Yaogan-43 spy satellites to orbit from southwestern China on Oct. 22, 2024.

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.  

Launches & Spacecraft
A tall white rocket with two little side boosters stands next to a wide blue assembly scafolding, swung open to allow the rocket to move.

China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou-19 astronaut launch (video)

By Andrew Jones published

China rolled out the rocket and crew capsule for the Shenzhou-19 mission, the nation's next astronaut launch to the Tiangong space station.

Launches & Spacecraft
the curve of the earth from space buldges from below, as an enlarged shadowed moon rises behind it. Behind the moon, a much large red planet, mars.

'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.

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