Concern is growing among US officials about China's rapidly growing military program in space.
As part of China's growing space exploration program, it's aiming to take astronauts ... Chinese control of the moon remains highly unlikely. "If China assumes control over some part of the ...
The moon’s near side always faces Earth. That means data transfers from the far side are impossible as there is no direct ...
SLIM, whose name is short for "Smart Lander for Investigating Moon," launched last September and landed on Jan. 19, making ...
The satellite is expected to enter an orbit that passes close to the moon’s south pole, where China will contruct ... Queqiao-2 will take over from the aging Queqiao-1, launched in 2018.
The launch of the Queqiao-2 on a Long March 8 rocket marks a new phase in the country’s lunar exploration programme.
China has launched a new communications ... closest point at 300km and the farthest 8,600km above the moon’s surface. It will take Queqiao-2 around 12 hours to make one circle around the moon ...
The satellite is expected to enter an orbit that passes close to the moon's south pole, where China will contruct ... Queqiao-2 will take over from the ageing Queqiao-1, launched in 2018.