Humans have been flying missions to the Moon since 1959, when the Soviet Union’s Luna 1 spacecraft passed within several ...

China's space program suffered a major setback Monday when a Long March 7A rocket carrying an unknown payload exploded shortly after launching from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in southern China.

China’s rapidly expanding space program is fueling a new global space race as the United States and other powers compete for ...

A Chinese rocket set to launch a satellite into orbit blew-up seconds after liftoff Monday, marking the relatively rare failure for a rocket considered the workhorse of Beijing’s space program.

One of China’s most used rockets, the Long March 7A, exploded a little more than a minute after lifting off on Monday evening, local time.

China defines space superiority as achieving space logistics and infrastructure, and then using them for the kind of war it ...

China’s space program is having a landmark year, and clues to which nation is pulling ahead in the new moon race may be emerging.

A handful of other countries have their own lunar programs, as does the European Union. Through 2030, governments and private entities have planned more than 400 missions in the next two decades to ...

China delays the Chang’e-7 moon mission to search for water, postponing the launch beyond this year due to unmet requirements ...

Sun Laiyan, head of the China National Space Administration, also defended the cost of the space program, saying Beijing spends far less than the United States, has benefits for ordinary people and is ...