(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 ...

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 ...

China’s Manned Space Engineering Network says the country’s first crewed lunar lander last week completed a comprehensive landing and takeoff verification test ...

China's plan to launch astronauts to the moon has taken a major step forward. The country subjected its "Lanyue" two-person lunar lander to a comprehensive landing and takeoff verification test this ...

This test is a key step in the journey to China's goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030. Recently, China conducted a critical test of its new lunar lander, Lanyue ("Embracing the Moon"), ...

The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has conducted landing and takeoff verification tests of the lunar lander that is expected to bring the first taikonauts to the Moon by 2030. The test took place at ...

The U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 as a common deadline.

"For our manned space missions, we must ensure that astronauts land on the lunar surface very comfortably and smoothly." China's plan to launch astronauts to the moon has taken a major step forward.