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

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 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 ...

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 modified version of the Long March 6 rocket carrying the Yaogan 40-02 satellite group blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province, May 11, 2025.

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 ...

China's Long March rocket stage has reentered Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, north of the Maldives, the US Space Agency has confirmed. The rocket broke up upon reentry, which ...