The Chinese rocket industry is booming, and it’s quickly becoming a major force in global space exploration. With new launch vehicles, heavy-lift capabilities, and ambitious long-term goals, China is ...

China just unveiled the three astronauts set to launch aboard Shenzhou 20 to the Tiangong space station on April 24.

China launched a a trio of satellites into orbit over the weekend. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China on Sunday (May 11) at 9:27 a.m. EDT ...

On Thursday morning (UTC), China will launch the Shenzhou 12 atop a Long March rocket carrying the first three taikonauts – Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo – to the new Chinese Space ...

China's Long March 2F rocket, carrying three astronauts for the Shenzhou 20 manned space mission, lifts off for a space station, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern ...

The Long March 6A to launch the Shiyan-27 (01-06) satellites on the pad at Taiyuan spaceport. Credit: Ourspace Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran ...

A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at night, carrying the Tianlian-2 (05) data relay satellite into orbit, April 27, 2025. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China ...

A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, in northwest China.

Courtesy of Bruce Campbell China’s Long March (Changzheng) family of rockets dates back ... Courtesy of Bruce Campbell The rocket’s impact left a hole in a hillside. Courtesy of Bruce ...