US weighs offensive space tactics as China satellite rivalry intensifies
The US is preparing offensive weapons to blind China’s military satellites in any future conflict, even as the…
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 launches heavyweight rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9. It fails
China’s attempt to launch its most powerful privately developed rocket failed on Friday after the vehicle suffered a…
Can China commercial satellite’s ‘octopus tentacle’ pass low-orbit refuel test?
China has followed last year’s secretive high-orbit satellite-to-satellite refuelling test with another in-orbit servicing mission that is aimed…
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…
US’ X-37B space plane could be armed to ‘kill’ in orbit, Chinese researchers warn
The United States is angling for space supremacy and will escalate the space race with repeated tests of…