Single-use spacecraft depend on rockets to lift them off the Earth and one example of this type is China's Shenzhou series. Launched on the (long march) multistage rocket, the Shenzhou spacecraft ...

China is making steady progress in its manned lunar exploration program, with all research and construction work advancing as ...

Chinese space agency deputy director declares China on track to put astronauts on the moon by 2030 Shenzhou-18 crew expected ...

This undated video grab shows Shenzhou XIX astronauts sending their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong space station. Shenzhou XIX astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze ...

A huge poster with Xi Jinping on one side and a photo of the Shenzhou spacecraft on the other greets you as you drive into the main compound. Hundreds have gathered in the dark after midnight to ...

This undated video grab shows Shenzhou-19 astronauts sending their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong space station. Shenzhou-19 astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze ...

Today, with the imminent launch of China's first manned spacecraft Shenzhou 5, let's look back on how China has tried to conquer space over the past five decades. China's first attempt at ...

forming a combination of three modules and three spacecraft, Lin said. During their stay in orbit, the Shenzhou-18 crew will witness the arrival of the Tianzhou-8 cargo craft and Shenzhou-19 ...

China currently only has very limited downmass capacity via the Shenzhou crew spacecraft. Low cost "Haolong"/昊龙 cargo shuttle concept from–curiously– AVIC will be on display at the Zhuhai ...

BEIJING--Three astronauts entered China’s space station for a six-month mission, setting to work Saturday after successfully docking aboard their Shenzhou-13 spacecraft. The astronauts ...

a veteran astronaut who was part of the Shenzhou-13 mission in 2021; and astronauts Li Cong, 34, and Li Guangsu, 36, who will go to space for the first time. The three-member crew’s spacecraft ...