A wrench was thrown in the plans of China's space program when debris struck Shenzhou-20's docked spacecraft earlier this month. After a crack was found in a window, the agency deemed that it was ...

Space is crucial for national strength, global influence, and future industrial development. During the Cold War, space primarily symbolized technological skill and ideological status. Today, it ...

As Jonathan Roll neared completion of a master’s degree in science and technology policy at Arizona State University three years ago, he did some research into recent developments by China’s ascendant ...

China is not only pursuing space exploration on its own, but also assessing a key role for itself in space diplomacy and coordination. In recent years, China’s outer space diplomacy and exploration ...

China’s crewed space program has just been stress tested by the very problem experts have warned about for years: a dangerous ...

While the sitting US government strips NASA of its expert leadership and funding, it seems China is more than happy to take up the mantle. A new report from the Commercial Space Federation, a lobbying ...

China’s Shenzhou-21 space rocket and its crew including the youngest member of its astronaut corps blasted off on Friday atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in ...

China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft’s return from its Tiangong space station in early ...

For the last month, NASA’s interim administrator, Sean Duffy, has been giving interviews and speeches around the world, offering a singular message: “We are going to beat the Chinese to the Moon.” ...

A former NASA administrator testified that it was “highly unlikely” the agency would win the new space race unless something changes. Reading time 4 minutes The U.S. is at risk of ceding its lead in ...

As the International Space Station nears retirement, a bipartisan senatorial group proposed a National Institute for Space Research for U.S. microgravity research. A bipartisan group of senators wants ...

The 10th test of the SpaceX Starship has been launched and by all accounts was wildly successful in meeting its objectives. What do the results tell us about the likelihood that NASA and its ...