The Long March-5 Y2 rocket takes off from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer China’s launch of a new heavy-lift rocket, the Long March-5 Y2, carrying what the government said was its heaviest eve... More »
Long March-7 rocket carrying Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft lifts off from the launching pad in Wenchang, Hainan province, China April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer China’s first cargo spacecraft docked successfully with the Tiangong-2 space lab on Saturday, the off... More »
Long March-7 rocket and Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft are seen as they are transferred to a launching spot in Wenchang, Hainan province, China, April 17, 2017. China Daily/via REUTERS China launched its first cargo spacecraft on Thursday, taking another step tow... More »
China plans to launch its first cargo spacecraft in April, state media reported on Tuesday, taking a step toward its goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022. More »
The re-entry capsule of China’s Shenzhou-11 spacecraft is loaded on a truck, north of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, November 18, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS China’s Shenzhou 11 space capsule landed safely in the northern region of Inner Mongolia o... More »
A Long March 5 carrier rocket is launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China November 3, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS China has launched its new Long March-5 heavy rocket, state media said, sending its payload into orbit... More »
Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft carrying astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong blasts off from the launchpad in Jiuquan, China, October 17, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS China launched its longest manned space mission on Monday, sending two astronauts into orbit... More »
China will launch its second experimental space laboratory late on Thursday and another manned space mission next month, the government said, part of a broader plan to have a permanent manned space station in service around 2022. More »
China’s second experimental space laboratory lifts off from the launch pad in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer China launched its second experimental space laboratory on Thursday, part of a broader plan to have a permanent m... More »
