Long March 10 – SpaceNews

Plumes of exhaust rise above trees during a tethered hot-fire test of a Long March 10 first stage at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan, China, September 12, 2025. The test stand and service tower are visible with cranes and support structures in the background.

China completes second hot-fire test for new moon rocket, including engine restarts

by Andrew JonesSeptember 12, 2025September 12, 2025

China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s plans to land astronauts on the moon.

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A Long March 12 rocket lifts off from the Wenchang Commercial Launch Site in Hainan, China, on August 4, 2025, trailing a bright plume of exhaust and thick clouds of smoke against a twilight sky. The rocket is carrying a batch of low Earth orbit broadband satellites developed by GalaxySpace.

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New rocket plans continue to emerge to support China’s growing space ambitions

by Andrew JonesAugust 22, 2025August 22, 2025

Exhaust billows from a tethered static fire test of a Long March 10 first-stage test article at the LC-301 launch pad, Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan Island, China, Aug. 15, 2025.

China conducts first seven-engine static fire test for moon rocket

by Andrew JonesAugust 15, 2025August 15, 2025

Structural test stand at CALT facility silhouetted at sunset, with cryogenic tankers and vapor visible, likely supporting ground tests for the Long March 10A crew launch vehicle.

China conducts structural tests for Long March 10 human spaceflight rocket

by Andrew JonesJuly 18, 2025July 18, 2025

Image showing the payload fairing separation test for the Long March 10 rocket, featuring the separated fairing halves on the ground and the structural test article exposed in the center. The test setup includes a conical spacecraft section with a metallic upper structure, surrounded by a controlled testing environment with scaffolding and observation equipment.

China performs fairing separation test for crewed moon mission rocket

by Andrew JonesNovember 20, 2024November 20, 2024

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China’s new rocket for crew and moon to launch in 2026

by Andrew JonesNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024

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China takes small step towards the moon with rocket test

by Andrew JonesJune 17, 2024June 17, 2024

China on track for crewed moon landing by 2030, space official says

by Andrew JonesApril 24, 2024April 24, 2024

A Landspace Zhuque-3 prototype rocket stage, powered by a methane-liquid oxygen exhuast plume, in the skies above the desert at Jiuquan spaceport, Jan. 19, 2024.

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China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026

by Andrew JonesMarch 5, 2024March 5, 2024

An artist conception of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), post-2030.

China sets out preliminary crewed lunar landing plan

by Andrew JonesJuly 17, 2023July 17, 2023