China’s reusable experimental spacecraft returns
The completed mission was the third that China has made public relating to reusable experimental spacecraft.
Zhao Lei
China’s first commercial space launch site gears up
In the coming weeks, workers at the complex will conduct rehearsals with a real carrier rocket, which will be used for the debut flight, after it is transported to the center.
Chang’e 6 capsule opened in Beijing, unveiling far side Moon samples
Scientists from the National Astronomical Observatories, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will then commence storage, analysis, and research of these samples.
China’s Chang’e 6 returns with precious lunar samples
The Chang'e 6 mission represents the world's first attempt at bringing back samples from the far side of the moon to Earth.
China-France satellite launched into preset orbit
Collaboration to capture and observe gamma-ray bursts—the most distant explosions of stars.
China advances toward reusable rocket with successful test
The six-minute test was the most sophisticated VTVL experiment ever conducted by any Chinese reusable craft, verifying several crucial technologies for the scheduled maiden flight…
China’s Chang’e 6 lifts off with samples collected from lunar far side
The space administration said the ascender's return to lunar orbit marked the successful completion of the first sampling and liftoff operations on the moon's far side by any…
China’s historic probe to explore, gather samples from far side of moon
The landing marked the arrival of China's, and the world's, second-ever spacecraft on the moon's far side, which scientists believe holds clues to many mysteries surrounding the…
Shenzhou XVIII crew conducts 1st spacewalk
With cooperation and assistance from ground controllers and the space station's robotic arm, the team completed all its assigned tasks, including installing space debris shields…
China’s robotic spacecraft to be sent to the moon
If everything goes according to plan, after entering its moon-bound trajectory, the Chang'e 6 will make a series of flight maneuvers and finally land in the South Pole-Aitken…