China’s experimental reusable spaceplane has been using a smaller spacecraft to test proximity operations, potentially even capturing the object.

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European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could come to an end despite successful collaboration in the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission.

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China’s human spaceflight agency announced the selection of 10 new astronauts Tuesday, aiming to bolster its spaceflight capabilities for future missions, including potential crewed lunar landings.

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Chinese commercial company Space Pioneer has secured fresh funding for its reusable Tianlong-3 rocket, targeting launch contracts for megaconstellation plans.

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From expanding the Tiangong space station to a crewed moon landing by 2030, China aims to become the leading human spaceflight power.

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An ascent vehicle docked with the Chang’e-6 service module Thursday, in a critical step towards bringing the first lunar far side samples to Earth.

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Material from the far side of the moon has begun its journey for Earth after Chinese spacecraft collected samples and launched them into lunar orbit.

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China’s Chang’e-6 mission made a successful soft landing on the far side of the moon late Saturday.

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China has carried out a pair of solid rocket launches and sent a communications satellite towards geostationary orbit for Pakistan.

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Chinese rocket maker Space Epoch has entered into a strategic partnership with satellite operator Shifang Xinglian to develop a constellation of medium Earth orbit satellites.

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Chang’e-6 is set to make its lunar landing attempt this weekend, in what will be a critical moment in China’s mission to collect the first samples from the far side of the moon.

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Chinese rocket company Deep Blue Aerospace has secured new funding for its reusable rocket plans, with its first launch set for later this year.

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A Chinese firm linked to commercial rocket maker Landspace has filed a notification with the ITU for a constellation comprising 10,000 satellites.

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China’s experimental reusable spacecraft has released an unknown object into orbit while conducting its third mission.

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China plans new phases of expansion for its new commercial spaceport to support an expected surge in launch and commercial space activity.

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China sent a new set of four Beijing-3 optical remote sensing satellites into orbit late Sunday.

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India is developing plans for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample return mission that will include the country’s emerging private sector.

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Serbia has signed an agreement on participating in the China-led International Lunar Research Station.

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China launched the first satellites for a medium Earth orbit broadband constellation late Wednesday.

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China’s Chang’e-6 lunar far side sample return spacecraft entered orbit around the moon late Tuesday, in another step towards collecting lunar samples.

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The new Long March 6C rocket successfully inserted four satellites into orbit late Monday on its debut flight.

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China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft appears to carry a previously undisclosed lunar rover as part of the mission’s far side exploration plans.

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China launched its complex and ambitious Chang’e-6 mission Friday to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon.

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China’s Shenzhou-17 crew returned to Earth Tuesday following six months aboard the Tiangong space station.

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