The event, not so far confirmed by China, was reported after optical sensor data suggested the satellites "appeared visually ...

China may have just become the first country to attempt satellite-to-satellite refuelling in geosynchronous orbit ...

From the moment of the first space launch up until now, mankind has been sending various devices and people into space using ...

Two Chinese satellites reportedly performed what appears to be the country's first high-altitude orbital refueling, as U.S.

By demonstrating an on-orbit refueling capability, the Chinese are extending the reach and longevity of their dangerous co-orbital satellites. Private space trackers have detected a bizarre movement ...

A Long March 7A rocket launched the ChinaSat-3A spacecraft on June 29, boosting China's geostationary communications satellite fleet.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona In an impressive feat, China landed its Zhurong rover on Mars in May 2021, joining NASA in exploring the red planet’s surface. But China has not provided recent ...

China launched the first-ever dedicated quantum communications satellite to low Earth orbit in 2016. The nation is now working to send a quantum craft to a higher altitude.

China is positioning a satellite to test its ability to refuel another in orbit over Earth and extend its mission for several more years.

China and Russia also recently signed an agreement to cooperate on lunar efforts. It is interesting, therefore, to observe the Chinese reaction to NASA's Artemis mission.

The launches will also include satellite deployments aimed at forming constellations and enhancing China's infrastructure in space, CASC said, according to Xinhua, China's official state news agency.

This long-exposure photograph of city lights and the aurora borealis was taken in October from the International Space Station, which has four NASA astronauts and three Russian cosmonauts aboard.