Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
In late August, NASA asked contractors to prepare to build a nuclear reactor that could survive a space…
‘Keep pushing, never fear hardships,’ Hong Kong’s first astronaut tells students
Hong Kong’s first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, will deliver a live lesson from space to students and teachers at…
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying to give live lecture from space
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying and her two fellow Shenzhou-23 crew members will deliver a live lecture…
Why China Has Unexpectedly Delayed Its Participation in the New Moon Race
While the physicists, engineers, and astronauts of NASA’s 1970s Apollo program doubtless wanted the best for the future…
Chinese astronauts return from record 210-day mission at nuclear base
China’s Shenzhou-21 astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after spending more than 200 days aboard the Tiangong space…
China merges lunar programmes as race to moon with US heats up after latest SpaceX launch
As the race to send humans back to the moon heats up, China has been fine-tuning its plans.…
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying lifts off into space on Shenzhou-23 mission
The Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern…
China preparing to bring home astronauts stranded on Tiangong space station
Two people familiar with the crewed space programme said Shenzhou-22, originally built for the next crew rotation, was…