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Lunar race pits China against US as humans seek return to moon
China and the US are vying to put people on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years in a contest that is as much about economics and geopolitics as it is about technology.
18 Dec 2025 - 4:07PM
China's space programme
China launches satellite ‘super factory’ in bid to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink
10 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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China’s first reusable rocket Zhuque-3 fails recovery, leaving US in the lead
3 Dec 2025 - 3:48PM
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China’s Xingyan ‘Star Eye’ network to track satellites and space debris
The web of 156 orbiting sensors will form the country’s second space situational awareness constellation designed to bring down the risk of collisions.
30 Nov 2025 - 10:00PM
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How Cleopatra’s bath loofah may help PLA jets to vanish from space radars
From ancient royal baths to future stealth warfare – a humble kitchen vegetable may hold the key to defeating space-based radar hunters.
26 Nov 2025 - 11:16PM
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Musk’s SpaceX faces China threat in reusable rocket race
At least nine reusable rocket projects are nearing maiden flights in China, posing a potential threat to Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s grip on the commercial satellite launch market.
13 Nov 2025 - 3:20PM
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China manufacturing
Engine shortages crimp China’s C919 deliveries amid global aerospace bottleneck
State-owned planemaker deploys teams to CFM – a joint venture between GE and Safran that makes the C919’s Leap-1C engine – as suppliers race to meet demand.
11 Nov 2025 - 10:00PM
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Artificial intelligence
Satellite maker Uspace pivots to AI applications at new tech centre in Shenzhen
The initiative forms part of efforts to operate a network of more than 100 ‘Golden Bauhinia’ satellites above the Greater Bay Area.
4 Nov 2025 - 7:30AM
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China sends astronauts and mice to space station for first in-orbit mammal study
Shenzhou-21 crew reaches Tiangong in record time and will conduct 27 scientific experiments during six-month mission.
1 Nov 2025 - 6:43PM
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Self-taught China teen launches rocket to 400 metres using inexpensive materials
With no prior knowledge in rocket construction, Zhang turns to short video platforms to learn from DIY videos shared by others.
22 Sep 2025 - 9:00AM
China technology
Chasing Starlink, China Unicom a step closer to satellite communication services
New licence is expected to foster a moderately competitive market while making internet services more accessible to everyday users.
10 Sep 2025 - 12:05PM
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For China and the Middle East, a Space Silk Road is written in the stars
Traditionally reliant on the US, Arab countries are turning to Beijing as relations with Washington sour over the Gaza humanitarian crisis.
21 Aug 2025 - 5:30AM
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China completes key Lanyue lander test for crewed moon mission by 2030
Test marks ‘a major milestone’ in lunar landing effort, space agency says.
8 Aug 2025 - 4:29PM
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Scorch marks at Deep Blue’s test site in China point to reusable rocket failure
The company has not commented on satellite imagery showing launch pad burn marks or the outcome of VTVL tests in Inner Mongolia.
7 Aug 2025 - 6:00PM
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China airliners
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From nose to tail, how China is reshaping the aviation supply chain
Recent achievements show Beijing’s efforts to localise the components of its planes have not abated in the wake of the C919’s success.
4 Aug 2025 - 5:00PM
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China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts reveal record spacewalk featured surprise repair
Commander Cai Xuzhe recounts an unrehearsed effort to fix problem with space station hardware.
31 Jul 2025 - 4:05PM
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US Earth imaging satellite fleet is creating ‘low-cost orbital landmines’: China
Chinese Academy of Sciences software scientists say Planet Labs’ Dove constellation risks uncontrolled re-entry and potential collisions.
30 Jul 2025 - 8:00PM
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Chinese scientists break design ‘curse’ that killed US Navy’s drone programme
Research team says a revolutionary software design could provide ‘critical technical support’ for next-generation warplanes.
23 Jul 2025 - 9:59PM
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China’s Tianzhou-9 blasts off for resupply mission
15 Jul 2025 - 6:03PM
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China’s Tianlong-3 rocket passes critical test a year after explosive mishap
Space Pioneer unveils plan to allow ordinary people to ‘take a rocket like they take a plane, making global one-hour travel possible’.
15 Jul 2025 - 12:00PM
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A few small steps for Hong Kong, a giant leap for China’s space sector
The city is well suited to advance China’s commercial ambitions in the cosmos and play a leading role in reforming outdated legal frameworks.
13 Jul 2025 - 9:30AM
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New Dawn: Pan Jianwei reveals high-orbit quantum satellite for global network
China’s ‘father of quantum’ tells German conference that project has laid groundwork to potentially redefine international basic unit of time.
26 Jun 2025 - 8:01PM
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US export controls: a delay, but not a grounding, for China’s aircraft engines
‘The more you hit China with export controls, the more they spend on innovation,’ analyst says as China seeks home-grown solutions to keep plane production plugging along.
30 May 2025 - 10:30PM
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China’s Tianwen-2 lifts off on mission to bring asteroid samples back to Earth
Plan is for spacecraft to first visit 2016 HO3, which could be a fragment of the moon, then start a seven-year journey to comet 311P.
29 May 2025 - 2:50PM
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Artificial intelligence
Chinese scientist behind supercomputer in orbit: ‘Put AI in space’
Space has once again become the frontier of scientific exploration, and AI should be part of it, says Zhejiang Lab director Wang Jian.
22 May 2025 - 5:40PM
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China launches satellites to build the world’s first supercomputer in orbit
Once complete, the space-based Three-Body Computing Constellation will support real-time, in-orbit data processing.
15 May 2025 - 8:13PM
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United States
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Trump’s attack on science risks dismantling a century of innovation
Restrictive visa policies, rhetoric targeting academic institutions and proposed budget cuts to scientific agencies mark the start of US retreat.
14 May 2025 - 8:30PM
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China plans space traffic management system amid commercial satellite boom
National space body says it needs to keep space ‘sustainable’ as projections show number of satellites in low Earth orbit could hit 100,000.
27 Apr 2025 - 8:00PM
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