BEIJING--China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, in what would be another advance in what's increasingly seen as a new space race pitting the Asian autocracy against the United ...
China has unveiled plans to send astronauts to the moon by 2030, racing to join the U.S. as the only countries to put people on the moon. China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) deputy chief engineer ...
Chinese officials on Wednesday unveiled new details about their plans for a manned lunar mission, as China attempts to become only the second nation to put citizens on the moon. Zhang Hailian ...
Work is underway in China to create Moon exploration tools, including a mobile rover to support lunar south pole investigations. Image credit: China Manned Space Engineering Office. China’s ...
China’s lunar mission to bring back the first samples ever collected from the moon’s far side is on schedule for next year, ...
China is looking for names for two spacecraft which will one day deliver the nation's astronauts to the surface of the moon. The country is aiming to land a pair of astronauts on the moon before ...
The Chang’e-7 and Chang’e-8 missions will follow in 2026 and 2028 respectively. These will involve multiple spacecraft and target the south pole region of the moon. Chang’e-8 will include in-situ ...
Artist's renderings of the country's next-generation lunar landing module. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China has published artist's renderings of the country's lunar landing module and ...
Japan launched its “moon sniper” lunar spacecraft from its southern coast on Thursday in an effort to become the fifth nation in the world to land an object on the moon, amid an ongoing global ...
NEW DELHI (AP) — India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday — a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold ...
China is looking for names for two spacecraft which will one day deliver the nation's astronauts to the surface of the moon. The country is aiming to land a pair of astronauts on the moon before 2030 ...
