Long March rocket
Questions Remain on Chinese Rocket That Created an Unusual Double Crater on the Moon
In November, we reported how an impact on the Moon from a Chinese Long March rocket booster created an unusual…
A Chinese Booster (and Additional Secret Payload) Caused a Double Crater on the Moon
Last year, astronomers warned that a large piece of debris was on a collision course with the Moon. Initially, they…
China’s Long March Rocket Booster Makes Uncontrolled Reentry Back to Earth
A Chinese Long March 5B rocket first stage made an uncontrolled, fiery reentry through Earth’s atmosphere over Southeast Asia today…
A new LEGO Spacecraft to Vote for: China's Long March 5 With the Tianwen-1 That Flew to Mars
Two Lego designers with a history of space-themed projects have teamed up for a new proposed set: China’s Long March…
China Launches the Core Module of Its New Space Station
Early on Thursday, a Long March 5B rocket - currently the most powerful of China's space launch vehicles - blasted…
China’s Super-Heavy Lift Rocket Will Carry 100 Tons to the Moon
China's proposed next-generation rocket reached the final stage of feasibility studies this month. The planned launch vehicle, known as the…
China’s Mars Rover Launches in Late July
In July there's another launch window to Mars. It looks like China is ready to take advantage of it, by…
Shenzhou-8 lands after China’s 1st Space Docking propelling Ambitious Human Spaceflight Agenda
[/caption] China’s historic first docking mission in space ended in a complete success today (Nov. 17) following the safe landing…
China completes 2nd Docking to Space Lab and sets Path to Manned flights in 2012
[/caption] Chinese space prowess took another major leap forward today (Nov. 14) when the unmanned Shenzhou-8 capsule successfully re-docked with…
China launches Shenzhou-8 bound for Historic 1st Docking in Space
[/caption] China today launched the Shenzhou-8 capsule on a historic mission to accomplish the nation’s first ever docking in space…