First flight planned for the first quarter of 2027Sept 9 (TV BRICS/GNA) – China has successfully completed a series of propulsion system tests for the upper stage of the Lixun-1, officially entering ...

State media in China, which is seeking to advance its space program, deemed the result “a major breakthrough in the country’s reusable rocket technology.” ...

By Shi Bu, Ethan Wang and Joe Cash BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin as the only ...

China’s sprawling state-owned rocket developer, maker of the country’s Long March rocket family, announced it recovered a reusable orbital-class booster for the first time Friday in the South China ...

One of China’s most used rockets, the Long March 7A, exploded a little more than a minute after lifting off on Monday evening, local time. The medium-lift rocket’s payload was classified, but it was ...

According to Hou, microscopic, molecular and isotopic analyses of the samples could provide important insights into Mars' geology and help determine whether the planet was ever habitable.

By Maxim Shemetov WENCHANG, China, Aug 20 (Reuters) - On a sweltering August night, thousands on China's Hainan island thronged the beaches around the Wenchang Space Launch Site, phones raised, ...

China just notched a huge spaceflight milestone. The nation has recovered a rocket during an orbital launch for the first time ever, pulling off the feat during the Long March 10B's maiden liftoff on ...

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - China said a Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite failed after an in-flight anomaly following liftoff from the Wenchang space launch ...

China’s state-owned space company successfully launched a Long March orbital rocket and landed the booster on a seagoing recovery vessel, making it the second country to achieve the feat. The ...

A Chinese company demonstrated controlled recovery of a rocket's bottom portion, which is critical in helping to drive down launch costs SpaceX has grown to dominate the rocket-launch industry with ...

A space themed area in Chengdu, China stands among modern office towers and landscaped green spaces, featuring an astronaut ...