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China's Chang'e 6 mission to collect samples of the far side of the moon enters lunar orbit (video)
SPACE.com· 2 days agoChina's most ambitious moon mission yet, Chang'e 6, entered lunar orbit overnight on Tuesday (May...
The Race Is On for the Dark Side of the Moon — and China Is Pushing Ahead of the Pack
The New York Sun· 12 hours agoAnother race is on for America to beat Communist China, and this time it’s to be the first to walk...
NASA hasn’t landed on the Moon in decades—China just sent its third in six years
Ars Technica· 7 days agoChina is going back to the Moon for more samples. On Friday the country launched its largest rocket,...
China launches first Long March 6C rocket
SpaceNews· 3 days agoChina launches first Long March 6C rocket The new Long March 6C rocket successfully inserted four satellites into orbit late Monday on its debut flight.
Space Race 2.0 Is On: Chang’e 6 Heads To The Moon
Forbes· 7 days agoOn Friday, a Long March 5 rocket launched China’s newest and most ambitious mission to the Moon. The second stage burn occurred 12 minutes into flight....
China’s Chang’e-6 is carrying a surprise rover to the moon
SpaceNews· 4 days agoChina’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft appears to carry a previously undisclosed lunar rover as part of the...
Robotic probe launched to lunar far side
China Daily· 6 days agoA Long March 5 heavy-lift carrier rocket — the biggest and mightiest space vehicle in China, standing at 20 stories and weighing 870 metric tons — blasted off from its launch ...
NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here's why
NPR· 4 days agoAnd an Apollo spacecraft rendezvoused and docked with a Soviet Soyuz. And the crews lived together...
Space: Chinese Space Plane Goes to Work
Strategy Page· 4 days agoJanuary 10, 2024: At the end of 2023, on December 14th, The Chinese Space Plane, called Shenlong (Divine Dragon) began its third orbital mission. There is no indication how ...
China's Chang'e 6 probe to the moon's far side has a big lunar mystery to solve
SPACE.com· 10 hours agoChina's Chang'e-6 mission, currently on its way to retrieve a sample of material from the far side...
