China took a major step forward in its lunar and human spaceflight programs late Tuesday with successful in-flight abort and rocket recovery tests.

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China appears set for an in-flight abort test of its new-generation Mengzhou spacecraft next week in a key step for the country’s human spaceflight plans.

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China launched a satellite for Algeria late Friday, as signs mount that multiple missions have been delayed amid preparations for a key human spaceflight test.

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China appears set to accelerate its launch rate this year while also conducting tests key to its crewed lunar ambitions and launching major missions.

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China is aiming for a first launch of a reusable, cargo-optimized variant of its new crew launch vehicle in the first half of the year.

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China is building towards a debut Long March 10 rocket launch in what will be a major test for the country’s crewed lunar landing plans.

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China aims to conduct the first launch of its Long March 10 rocket and a lunar-capable crew spacecraft next year, according to a top official.

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China is preparing a series of tests and launches in the final quarter of 2025 crucial to its crewed moon program and commercial rocket plans.

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China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s plans to land astronauts on the moon.

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China’s state-owned and commercial rocket makers have plans for yet more new launch vehicles, despite an already competitive field and imminent test flights.

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China has conducted the first static fire of a seven-engine first-stage test article for the rocket that will carry its astronauts to the moon.

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China appears to have conducted structural verification tests on its new Long March 10A rocket, according to a coded update.

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BREMEN, Germany — China has taken another step toward its crewed lunar goals by successfully testing fairing separation for its Long March 10 moon rocket series. The fairing separation test […]

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HELSINKI — China’s Long March 10A rocket is set to have its first flight in 2026, in what will be a crucial step in the country’s efforts to get astronauts […]

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China’s main space contractor has carried out a successful static fire test of a rocket first stage designed to take astronauts to the moon. 

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China is on target to reach its goal of putting its astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade, according to the country’s human spaceflight agency.

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China’s main state-owned contractor plans test flights for two new large diameter reusable rockets in the next couple of years, despite existing commercial reusability efforts.

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China is formalizing its plans to land a pair of astronauts on the surface of the moon before the end of the decade.

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China’s human spaceflight agency has stated its goal to land astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade.

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