As of spring 2026, China has named the two spacecraft that will carry its astronauts to the moon, advanced a competitive ...

NASA’s Artemis II program is part of a new global space race. This time, world powers have much bigger ambitions.

China’s space program has expanded at a pace few expected, moving from basic launches to space stations, Moon missions, and ...

Beijing aims to send astronauts to the Moon before 2030 and establish a base there in cooperation with Russia within the next ...

China is working toward its own moon landing. Could it put astronauts on the moon before NASA’s Artemis program does?

NASA's Artemis program has drawn attention for its plan to send astronauts around the moon. But behind that mission is a broader strategic push: a renewed race between the United States and China to ...

Humanity first reached the moon in 1969. We went back a few times, then lost interest within three short years, and we ...

China’s explosive climb in space is jolting America’s intelligence agencies, triggering new warnings about how fast Beijing is moving and how much the United States risks losing in the race above ...

In 2025, China set a national record for orbital launches in a single year with over 90 launches. Chinese investment in its commercial space sector, including from private and government sources, ...