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's race to create a permanent base on the moon is speeding up, exerting additional pressure on the US and influencing ...

EXCLUSIVE: NASA is aiming to land on the moon by 2028, while China plans to do so by 2030 — but experts warn the US may ...

Humanity first reached the moon in 1969. We went back a few times, then lost interest within three short years, and we haven’t been back since. NASA has just flew a quartet of astronauts around the ...

There’s a new space race to the Moon, and this time the ambitions are not just to visit but to stay. NASA’s Artemis program aims to establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface in the ...

BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a first-ever manned landing on the moon's South Pole ...

China and the U.S. are racing to establish a permanent presence on the moon with the explicit mission of mining – and exploiting – lunar resources. April 27, 2026 It’s 2041 and at the Artemis Base ...

The Artemis II mission isn’t just about science and exploration. It’s part of a high-stakes space race between the U.S. and China. By Selam Gebrekidan A big space mission like Artemis II can sometimes ...

'China's Space Dream,' ASIA 4100, brings aerospace engineers, Chinese language students and international affairs majors into one room—and a visiting journalist from the South China Morning Post into ...