China's Crewed Moon Lander Vehicle Looks Mighty Impressive, NASA Says 'Bring It On!'
28 Feb 2023, 18:19 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In 2023, NASA and the Chinese CNSA are locked in a space race we were once told wasn't a repeat of the competition against the Soviets. Funny how that changed
China to Send Three Astronauts to Space to Complete Tiangong Space Station
22 Nov 2022, 08:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chinese president Xi Jinping said his nation is willing to work with others on space exploration just as China is getting ready to complete its space station
China Moves “World's Heaviest Self-Propelled Spaceship” to New Port on Tiangong Station
3 Oct 2022, 06:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The China National Space Administration (CNSA) repositioned the Wentian lab module to a new port on the Tiangong space station
European Spaceship Catches Message From Incompatible Chinese Mars Rover, Sends It to China
2 Dec 2021, 10:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Mars Express spacecraft was capable of picking up a signal from the otherwise incompatible Zhurong rover and send it to China
China Sends the Second Crew of Taikonauts to Its New Space Station
16 Oct 2021, 08:37 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On October 15th, China's second crewed mission launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong Space Station
Chinese Zhurong Rover Is Killing It on Mars, Exceeds Life Expectancy and Keeps Going
19 Aug 2021, 14:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese Zhurong Rover just passed its maximum life expectancy, CNSA plans to have it work some more there on the Martian surface
Chinese Zhurong Rover Finds Its Dusty Parachute and Backshell on Mars
16 Jul 2021, 09:13 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / CNSA has released a series of images that show its Zhurong rover in close proximity to its parachute and backshell assembly on Mars.
At the Rate Things Are Going, American Rovers Might Find Chinese Cities on Mars
28 Jun 2021, 08:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / China is accelerating the pace of its space exploration program, and, aside from seemingly unlimited resources, it has a game-changing simplicity of thinking
Chinese Rover Looks Weirdly Comical in Photo From Mars That Shames NASA
11 Jun 2021, 11:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese space agency releases what may be considered the first proper photos of a human-made object on Mars, shows the Zhurong from a distance
Photo From Space Shows Chinese Hardware on Mars, Slightly Damaged Planet Surface
9 Jun 2021, 13:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese space agency released a photo taken by the Tianwen orbiter showing the landing spot of the Zhurong and the damage the procedure caused to the planet
China Proves It Landed a Rover on Mars With Photos Taken in Utopia Planitia
20 May 2021, 07:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Zhurong sent to Mars by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) sent back the first two photos of Mars taken by non-American technology
China Starts Building Huge Space Station in Orbit, Launches Core Module
29 Apr 2021, 09:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On April 29, China launched the core module of what is to become its first crewed space station, plans to have it ready by the end of next year
Martian Orbit Getting Crowded as Perseverance Mission Hurdles Toward the Planet
14 Feb 2021, 17:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One Chinese and one United Arab Emirates spacecraft reach the orbit of Mars about a week before the arrival of the American Perseverance rover
Chinese Are Going to Mars in Search of Heavenly Truth
26 Apr 2020, 08:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese space agency announced the country's first mission to Mars, the Tianwen-1, scheduled to land there before July 2021
Life Starts on the Dark Side of the Moon Onboard Chinese Lander Chang'e-4
16 Jan 2019, 15:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Plants will eventually make enough oxygen to keep the fruit flies alive, while yeast will act as a decomposition agent for their waste
Chinese Rover Lands on Dark Side of the Moon, First Photos Released
3 Jan 2019, 14:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / China becomes the first country in the world to land an object on the far side of the Moon, a major achievement for the emergent space power
China Targets the Dark Side of the Moon with Chang'e-4 Rover
10 Dec 2018, 13:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chang'e-4 comprises two pieces of hardware, the main lander and a rover and has been built initially as a backup for the 2013 Chang’e-3 mission