China launched the third Long March-5, the largest carrier rocket of the country, from Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China’s Hainan Province on Friday … Read more
Yutu-2 (玉兔 二號), the Chinese lunar rover launched on December 18, 2018, and landed in the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken basin, a … Read more
According to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST, 中国空间技术研究院), China plans to build a 200-tonne megawatt-level space-based solar power station by 2035. The space-based … Read more
Scientists are determined to carry out two of China’s most challenging space projects next year: its lunar mission Chang’e 5 (嫦娥五号) and its first exploration … Read more
The China Aerospace Technology Corporation revealed the first image of its Mars explorer, a probe that will be launched in 2020. Related: Chinese space program … Read more
On Wednesday, an educational park was inaugurated not far from Jinchang, in the Gobi desert, with the aim of showing students and tourists what life … Read more
The Chinese probe Chang’e-4 has successfully landed on the far side of the Earth’s natural satellite, thus making the first moon landing on the hidden … Read more
A few days ago the Chinese media (and others) talk about the project of launching a “fake moon” in orbit to illuminate the streets of … Read more
China is investing hugely in the sector in the private space sector. According to a recent report by Space Angels, China has gone from 0 … Read more
Fifteen Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts (太空人), have just completed desert survival training deep in the Badain Jaran Desert near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest … Read more