A new crew launched to China's Tiangong space station, and one of the astronauts will stay for a year.
Skip to content
Major malfunction
A new crew launched to China’s Tiangong space station, and one of the astronauts will stay for a year.
A Long March 2F rocket boosts China's Shenzhou 23 crew into orbit Sunday in pursuit of the Tiangong space station.
VCG/VCG via Getty Images
Space communism: China sends astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2035 moon base
China prepares for future Moon mission with new crew launch
China launches year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
Chinese astronaut to spend a full year in orbit as Beijing ramps up Moon race
China launches crewed space flight as part of Moon ambitions
China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts, including 1 set to remain in space for a year
China launches space flight as part of Moon ambitions
Shenzhou-23 crew arrives at Tiangong as China maps path to 2030 lunar landing
China launches three-crew spaceflight as part of lunar ambitions
Conquête spatiale : la Chine réaffirme ses ambitions en orbite
SpaceX's upgraded Starship is set to launch on its first test flight as soon as Tuesday, May 19.
“As space becomes increasingly strategic, access is no longer a luxury."
Starlink, Kuiper, and the US military all saw additions to their mega-constellations this week.
“I do think we’re rapidly approaching the point where it will be a significant impact."
All eyes on South Texas for the latest Starship test flight.
One astronaut will remain aboard Tiangong for a year, China’s longest space mission yet, as Beijing studies long-term human…
