Expected lunar impact however said to underscore critical lack of debris management rules as US, Chinese and private moon activity ramps up A stray Falcon 9 rocket part is on course to slam into the ...

The rival superpowers are ramping up preparations for a crewed lunar landing, with China’s progress slow and steady and the US’s landers still in development ...

Space analysts call China's successful test a 'significant milestone' as SpaceX and Blue Origin vie to provide US lunar lander China's latest rocket test has put the country neck and neck with the US ...

As of spring 2026, China has named the two spacecraft that will carry its astronauts to the moon, advanced a competitive design process for a crewed lunar rover, and continued building a heavy-lift ...

China is advancing toward its goal of sending a manned mission to the moon by around 2030, with the pace of construction of ...

The planned U.S. return after more than half a century ‌is being closely watched in China, which is developing the ‌full ...

China’s latest moon landing mission is ramping up its presence among the stars in the the decades-old space race between the ...

The U.S. and China are each planning to land in the Moon’s Shackleton crater this year. Whoever gets there first will secure the best access to its resources. Reading time 3 minutes The interior of ...

China has announced that its planned Chang’e-8 mission will feature a new robotic “Moon ...

A full-scale mock-up of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 crew lander has arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Center to support ...