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Chinese Space Station Plunges to Earth, Breaks Up Over Pacific

A fiery end to Tiangong-1.

by That's, 02 April 2018

China Develops GPS-like System to Rival US

China successfully launched the final satellite of the Beidou satellite constellation and gains independence from US-owned GPS.

by Joshua Cawthorpe, 24 June 2020

China Successfully Sends 2 Astronauts to Space

Shenzhou-11 will set the record for China's longest space mission.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 17 October 2016

China Announces Plans to Send Rover to Mars in 2020

One of the main goals of the 2020 mission is to find evidence of life on the planet and discover whether it could be inhabited by humans in the future.

by Nomvelo Chalumbira and Justine Lopez, 10 July 2019

WATCH: Chinese Lunar Probe Lands on Moon's Far Side

The footage was released by the China National Space Administration on January 11 and shows the probe's descent and lunar landing.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 14 January 2019

Next Stop, Mars. China Plans to Launch Probe to Red Planet

After the opening of the Mars simulation base in Qinghai, China is now planning to send a probe to the Red Planet in 2020.

by Bryan Grogan, 04 March 2019

Chinese Name Makes Shortlist for Unnamed Planet

Currently, all of the planets in the Solar System, with the exception of Earth, are named after Greek and Roman gods.

by Matthew Bossons, 11 April 2019

China Plans Crewed Mission to the Moon 'Before 2030'

The announcement was made at a press conference regarding the launch of China's Shenzhou-16 Spacecraft.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 29 May 2023

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