Latest about china space program
China's outgoing Shenzhou 19 crew have handed over the reins of the Tiangong space station to a new set of astronauts.
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission arrived at the nation's Tiangong space station today (April 24), about 6.5 hours after lifting off.
Veteran Chinese astronaut Chen Dong will command a crew that includes rookies Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie.
China is getting ready to 3D-print bricks on the moon using lunar soil, in what could be a huge step toward building a base on the lunar surface.
Colorado-based startup True Anomaly plans to begin launching its autonomous Jackal satellites to geosynchronous orbit and Earth-moon space in 2026.
"On the ground, it mainly rolls by shifting its center of gravity."
China is preparing to launch a pioneering mission to the moon next year to search for definitive evidence of water at the lunar south pole.
The next Sputnik Moment will take place against the backdrop of great power competition, as it did in the 1950s. This time, the top contenders are the U.S. and China.
