The 10 latest articles on China's Moon Program come from 10 sources, published between Aug 23 and Nov 8.
People in these stories: Wang Xiang (6), Chang (5), Wang (4)
Organizations: NASA (5), Wenchang Space Launch Center (2), China National Radio (2), Orion (2)
Places: China (9), Beijing (7), Earth (6), Hainan (5), Mengzhou (5), South (2)
The discovery of Changesite-(Y) has reinvigorated the country's ambitions for the moon. China is planning to visit the moon at least three more times in the next decade. Bloomberg reports that "China’s National Space Administration, its equivalent of NASA, received…
The moon’s atmosphere is so thin that we only discovered it in 1971—after astronauts had already been there. Ever since, scientists have been puzzling about how it got there. A team of scientists from the University of Chicago and MIT,…
China's first manned lunar expedition will involve two Long March 10 rockets, which will lift off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province to transport mission components to the moon's orbit, according to a key project leader. Wang Xiang,…
The plan rests on two Long March 10 rockets, the Lanyue lunar lander, and the Mengzhou crewed spacecraft. Three astronauts would fly, two would descend to the surface, and one would wait in lunar orbit. Before any of that happens, reporting…
Published 2 Nov 2026, 17:21 UTC China will use two-launch, lunar orbit rendezvous architecture for a crewed Moon landing before 2030. Mengzhou spacecraft and Lanyue lander will undergo uncrewed tests ahead of crewed missions. China laid out a detailed plan to land astronauts on…
The plan does not include a mission similar to Apollo 8 or Artemis II. Chinese space officials confirmed this weekend that the Asian nation plans to land its astronauts on the Moon within three years. At the Seventh Manned Spaceflight Conference in…
China's first crewed lunar mission will involve two launches of Long March 10 rockets from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province to transport mission components into lunar orbit, according to a senior project official. Wang Xiang, deputy chief planner…
The lander of the Chang’e-4 probe, Jan. 11, 2019. (Xinhua/China National Space Administration) China will adopt a “two launches, lunar orbit rendezvous” architecture for its manned lunar exploration program, a senior engineer said on Saturday, as development work for lunar landing…
China said it was postponing its planned ambitious Chang'e-7 lunar mission, which was set to carry out explorations including searching for water ice on the Moon. The Chang'e-7 spacecraft was originally set to lift off in the coming days from…
China has ruled out launching its Chang’e-7 lunar mission during its planned 2026 window after authorities said the spacecraft did not meet the required launch conditions. Beijing, Aug. 24: China has postponed the launch of its Chang’e-7 lunar mission, which is designed…
China's Chang'e missions, the Mengzhou capsule and Lanyue lander, the plan to land astronauts by 2030 and the lunar research station.
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