China launched three astronauts into space on Sunday as Beijing intensified preparations for a crewed moon landing by 2030. The Shenzhou-23 mission will include China’s longest human space stay, with one astronaut remaining aboard the Tiangong station for a year. The mission highlights China’s growing ambitions in the global space race against the United States. […]
Chinese Astronauts
Chinese astronauts escape space debris scare, land safely
Three Chinese astronauts safely returned to Earth on Friday after their Shenzhou-20 spacecraft was damaged by space debris. The vessel developed tiny cracks in its return capsule, delaying the crew’s homecoming by nine days. They landed at the Dongfeng site in Inner Mongolia, completing a six-month mission aboard China’s Tiangong space station. The China Manned […]