China is quietly turning its Tiangong space station into a far more resilient outpost, adding layers of defensive hardware meant to shield crews from both natural hazards and the growing risks of ...

China ended 2025 with a launch tempo that reshaped the global space race, turning what had been an ambitious national program ...

A view on the launchpad after Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft with astronauts Zhang Hongzhang, Zhang Lu, and Wu Fei blasted off to China's Tiangong space station from the ...

China has a launch date for an uncrewed spacecraft that will replace one damaged by space debris while docked at the Tiangong Space Station. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Shenzhou 22 will carry home the three astronauts of the Shenzhou 21 mission, who had been without a lifeboat for 10 days. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Earlier this month, the China Manned Space Agency was forced to delay the return of three astronauts from its Tiangong space station after they discovered “tiny cracks” in their return capsule’s ...

For decades, if astronauts wanted to enjoy a nice Sunday roast, they’d have to make due with congealed meat paste from a tube. Now that finally appears to be changing — at least according to video ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. BEIJING — China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a ...

Three astronauts remain stuck on China's Tiangong space station after errant debris struck their return capsule last week. But their return vessel has already arrived, meaning a flight home will come ...

A view of Shenzhou-21 docked at the Tiangong space station, Oct. 31, 2025. Credit: CMSEO HELSINKI — China could be without emergency launch capability to Tiangong space station for months, leaving no ...

Three veteran Chinese astronauts are home after being stuck for more than a week longer than planned aboard the Tiangong space station. Their return capsule was hit and damaged by space debris ...

The Shenzhou-21 crew has been marooned on China's Tiangong space station after three of their colleagues were brought back to Earth in the wrong spacecraft. For now, the astronauts have no safe way of ...