China Space Watch

What's next for China's deep-space exploration? YouTube video by CGTN

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Jun Huang of The University of Geosciences in Wuhan and colleagues analyzed orbital images and spacecraft data to study the moon’s Rimae Bode region. Their study, published March 9 in Nature Astronomy, finds the site offers both strong scientific value and safe conditions for a future crewed landing

Over the past year China has tested key hardware, from landing and launch simulations to crew spacecraft abort and rocket tests. A new study will focus on the landing site, offering insights into mission planning and its scientific potential.

🚩🚀🌕 China’s first moon astronauts could be landing in Rimae Bode - a “geological museum” on the lunar near side. Its mix of volcanic plains and ancient highlands could let astronauts sample deep-interior volcanic ash and debris from massive ancient impacts within one traversable area.

Experts Reveal China's Space Ambitions on Detecting Lunar Water, Sampling Mars YouTube video by CCTV Video News Agency

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China's Space Programme Prepares for Its Busiest Year Yet China has just laid out one of its most ambitious spaceflight schedules yet and the details reveal a programme that is accelerating. Two crewed missions, a cargo resupply flight, a year long solo endu...

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China's phase-4 lunar exploration program is progressing steadily, with its Chang'e-7 lunar probe scheduled for launch this year to search for water ice at the moon's south pole, said Sun Zezhou, a senior engineer at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

The Shenzhou-21 crew members aboard China's Tiangong space station have made significant strides in terms of space medical experiments and physical science research over the past week, while also maintaining the station's habitable environment.

The Shenzhou-21 crew members aboard China's Tiangong space station have made significant strides in terms of space medical experiments and physical science research over the past week, while also maintaining the station's habitable environment.

In future planetary exploration, China plans to launch the Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission, and Tianwen-4 to explore the Jupiter system, Sun added.

China's phase-4 lunar exploration program is progressing steadily, with its Chang'e-7 lunar probe scheduled for launch this year to search for water ice at the moon's south pole, said Sun Zezhou, a senior engineer at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

Published in the journal Nature Sensors, the study provides precise chemical data for future lunar landings, resource exploration, and deep-space mission planning.

The model, for the first time, integrates ground-truth information from the moon's far side into a global chemical composition map, offering new insights into the moon's asymmetry and the evolution of the South Pole-Aitken Basin.

Chinese scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in mapping the moon's chemical composition by building an AI-based model using the measured data from the first sample collected on the moon's far side by the Chang'e-6 mission.

China’s Astronaut Research and Training Center is leading an application to build a ground-based research facility for extra-terrestrial survival. The project aims to tackle challenges of sustaining long-term human life beyond Earth.

China's Long March-8A Y8 carrier rocket has been successfully transported to its launch pad at Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China, scheduled for launch in the coming days.

The Long March-8A is a significantly improved model within the Long March-8 series. Featuring a payload capacity of 7 tonnes to a 700-km sun-synchronous orbit, it is specifically designed for high-density and rapid satellite deployment.

China's Long March-8A Y8 carrier rocket has been successfully transported to its launch pad at Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China, scheduled for launch in the coming days.

China’s Astronaut Research and Training Center is leading an application to build a ground-based research facility for extra-terrestrial survival. The project aims to tackle challenges of sustaining long-term human life beyond Earth.

Launch Day Approaching : China to Transfer Long March-8A Rocket to Launch Area - China will transport a Long March-8A carrier rocket to the launch pad at the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in southern China on March 7 for an upcoming mission.

Review: China’s Space Development over past Five Years YouTube video by CCTV+ China Space Station

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Launch Day Approaching : China to Transfer Long March-8A Rocket to Launch Area - China will transport a Long March-8A carrier rocket to the launch pad at the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in southern China on March 7 for an upcoming mission.

Review: China’s Space Development over past Five Years YouTube video by CCTV+ China Space Station

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China Is Creeping On U.S. Space Dominance. Can The U.S. Stay Ahead? YouTube video by CNBC

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Will China become the next big space power? China has become a great competitor to the United States in space. Over the last several years, the country has executed a number of milestones including launching its own low earth orbit space statio...

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A 220-tonne-level full-flow staged-combustion liquid oxygen–methane rocket engine, developed by a commercial Chinese company LANDSPACE, recently completed a long-duration full-system engine test, marking a breakthrough in the country's high-thrust high-performance liquid rocket engine development.

🔥 LANDSPACE just completed a long-duration test of their BF-20 FFSC methalox engine, making another milestone on their way to catch up with SpaceX

Artemis III won't land on the Moon, as NASA adds an extra mission. Will China leapfrog the US to a landing? | BBC Sky at Night Magazine NASA announces a shake-up of the Artemis programme, including news of an extra mission that will mean Artemis III doesn't land on the Moon.

Artemis II has to lift off first though! 👀

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💯 So true!

It always seemed NASA programs were a gravy train, and no incentive to move fast, efficiently, or cost effectively with them. Now they also have Elon, literally promising them the Moon and Mars, and taking billions in grants and subsidies. Giving totally unrealistic expectations, and not delivering.