The lunar lander is called "Lanyue" (Embracing the Moon) and it "marks the first time that China has carried out a test for ...

(Reuters) -China conducted its first test on Wednesday of a lunar lander that it hopes will put the first Chinese on the moon before 2030, the country's manned space program said. The lander's ascent ...

JIUQUAN -- China is holding firm to its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030, and has outlined a packed schedule of ...

SpaceX Sunday said it is stepping up its efforts to develop a simplified Human Landing System for NASA as it pursues a plan to return to the moon.

China targets 2026 for first Long March 10 launch, new lunar crew spacecraft flight China aims to conduct the first launch of ...

The United States and China are locked in a contest to be the first country to send humans to the lunar surface in half a ...

The Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft launches today at 11:44 p.m. Beijing Time (11:44 a.m. EDT) from the Jiuquan Satellite ...

IMAGE: Artist’s illustration of China’s Chang’E 5 moon sample-return spacecraft. CREDIT: CNSA/NASA China is in the middle of an ambitious four-phase lunar exploration program, and the most recently ...

SpaceX says it is developing a “simplified” lunar landing mission architecture while defending the progress it has made on ...