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A Long March 8 rocket lifts off from Hainan Commercial Launch Site at night, illuminating the surroundings with bright flames and thick clouds of smoke. The launch pad structure and lightning towers frame the ascending vehicle against the dark sky.

Civil, News, Policy & Politics

China and Malaysia to study international equatorial spaceport project

by Andrew JonesApril 28, 2025April 28, 2025

A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at night, sending the Tianlian-2 (05) data relay satellite into orbit. Bright flames and smoke billow from the rocket’s base as it ascends past the illuminated launch tower.

Civil, Launch, News

Long March 3B launches Tianlian-2 (05) satellite to boost space data relay network

by Andrew JonesApril 27, 2025April 27, 2025

A panorama returned by the Chang'e-5 lander, showing robotic sampling arm and scoop marks in lunar regolith.

Civil, News, Policy & Politics

China to lend Chang’e-5 moon samples to U.S. universities

by Andrew JonesApril 26, 2025April 26, 2025

Artistic render of China's Chang'e-8 lunar lander on the moon's surface, featuring a gold-colored lander with extended solar panels under a starry lunar sky, illuminated by the Sun.

Civil, News, Policy & Politics

China selects international payloads for Chang’e-8 lunar south pole mission

by Andrew JonesApril 25, 2025April 25, 2025

Civil, Commercial, Military, News

Report warns U.S. risks strategic drift in space as China gains ground

by Sandra ErwinApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025

View from Shenzhou-20 spacecraft showing the docking interface with the Tiangong space station on April 24, 2025. The image captures the moment of docking, with structural elements and connection points of both spacecraft visible under bright illumination.

Civil, Launch, News

Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft arrives at Tiangong space station

by Andrew JonesApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025

A Long March 6A rocket climbs above the launch tower at Taiyuan amid plumes of exhaust and a blue sky backdrop.

Civil, Commercial, News

China Report: Debris risks, startup funding and previewing Space Day

by Andrew JonesApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025

A digital rendering of InfinAstro’s “Space Bus” orbital transfer vehicle in space, carrying multiple small satellites and approaching Earth orbit.

Commercial, News

Chinese orbital logistics startup InfinAstro raises angel round funding

by Andrew JonesApril 21, 2025June 13, 2025

will lead the charge to Mars and to the moon. Credit: NASA

Civil, Opinion, Policy & Politics

Moon, Mars — China leads to both

by Dan RobitzskiApril 18, 2025April 16, 2025

Image of the moon's far side with Earth in the distant background, taken from lunar orbit. The lunar surface appears gray and cratered, while Earth is shown as a small blue-and-white sphere against the blackness of space.

Mission team details complex rescue of Chinese lunar spacecraft

by Andrew JonesApril 17, 2025April 17, 2025