China

This tag is used to mark content that is related to Chinese aerospace. China is a prolific launcher of spacecraft and is a global space titan.

The Chang'e 6 samples: Why Apollo Basin? The Chang'e 6 samples: Why Apollo Basin?

Discover the importance of Chang'e 6 and its landing site in this new article!

May 13, 2024 5 mins

The Long March 3B/E Y97 vehicle lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. China launches new experimental communication satellites

China has continued to ramp up its launch cadence for 2024 with a Long March 3B/E lifting off at 09:43 am China Standard Time, or 01:43 am Universal Coordinated Time, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located in the country's Sichuan province, on May 9th.

May 9, 2024 4 mins

The Long March 6C Y1 vehicle lifting off from Launch Complex 9A from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Long March 6C debuts from Taiyuan!

Lifting off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:21 am China Standard Time, or 03:21 am Universal Coordinated Time, was China's newest launch vehicle. The Long March 6C flew from Launch Complex 9A carrying four payloads into a sun-synchronus orbit. The four payloads onboard for

May 7, 2024 3 mins

The Long March 5 Y8 vehicle at LC-101 ahead of the Chang'e 6 mission. ©China National Space Administration Chang'e 6 is Moon-bound after a perfect launch!

China kicked off its Chang'e 6 lunar far-side sample return mission at 17:27 pm China Standard Time, or 09:27 am Universal Coordinated Time, from LC-101 at the Wenchang Space Launch Site, in the southern province of Hainan. This mission is part of the country's

May 3, 2024 7 mins

A History of the Chang'e program A History of the Chang'e program

Chang'e (嫦娥) is a figure in Chinese mythology known as the goddess of the moon. A woman who stole immortality and fled to the moon, and when mankind touched down onto the lunar surface flight controller Ronald Evans told Michael Collins the story of Chang'e. Collins

May 2, 2024 10 mins

Recovery teams working to help the taikonauts out of their capsule. ©Xinhua Shenzhou-17 crew safely returns to Earth

China's twelfth crewed space mission has successfully returned to Earth at 09:46 am Universal Coordinated Time on April 30th, the capsule touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia region. Returning from the Tiangong Space Station were, Tang Hongbo (汤洪波), Tang Shengjie (唐胜杰), and

Apr 30, 2024 2 mins

The Long March 2F/G lifting off with the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft. Shenzhou-18 taikonauts board China's space station!

China has launched its seventh crewed mission to its Tiangong Space Station on the 25th of April at 20:59 pm China Standard Time, or 12:59 pm Universal Coordinated Time. The crew, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu, are expected to stay aboard the station for six months.

Apr 25, 2024 8 mins

A model of the present Long March 9 design at 2022 Airshow China in Zhuhai. ©China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology Why is China building the Long March 9?

China is developing one of the largest and most capable rockets in the world, but what for?

Apr 23, 2024 6 mins

The Rise of BeiDou Satellite Network: China's challenge against GPS The Rise of BeiDou Satellite Network: China's challenge against GPS

Learn about the history and development of China's global navigation system!

Apr 21, 2024 5 mins

The crew of Shenzhou-17 tuning into the launch of Tianzhou-7. ©China Manned Space Agency China plans to conduct a Moon mission and crew rotation in under a week?

China has three major events happening in its space program at the of April and beginning of May. These three events are; the launch of Shenzhou-18 to the Tiangong Space Station, the return of the Shenzhou-17 crew to Earth, and the launch of the Chang'e 6 lunar far-side

Apr 19, 2024 3 mins

NASA's Space Launch System (left) and China's Long March 10 (right). How the U.S. and China plan to land humans on the Moon before 2030

Both the United States of America and the People's Republic of China are planning to perform crewed missions to the Moon before the year 2030. The two countries have different ideas on how these missions should be performed in terms of launch plans and public-private partnerships. But how

Apr 17, 2024 22 mins

An artist rendition of the Dongfanghong-2 spacecraft. Dongfanghong-2 - 40 years ago today

On the 8th of April 1984, a Long March 3 lifted off from Launch Complex 3 of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center bound for a geostationary transfer orbit. Aboard the rocket was the Dongfanghong-2 communications satellite. Dongfanghong-2 was part of the Shiyong Tongbu Tongxing Weixing (實用定位通訊衛星), which literally means Operational

Apr 8, 2024 3 mins

Top 10 Things You Don't Know About China's Space Station Top 10 Things You Don't Know About China's Space Station

Learn more about the amazing things going on China's Space Station!

Mar 29, 2024 5 mins