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A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from a mountainous launch site in China, engines blazing with bright orange flames and thick white exhaust clouds billowing outward. The vehicle rises beside a tall blue and red service tower, surrounded by dense green forest and hills.

China launches new Gaofen-14 stereo mapping satellite

by Andrew Jones October 27, 2025October 27, 2025

China added to its Earth observation fleet late Saturday, sending a second Gaofen-14 mapping satellite into sun-synchronous orbit.

HEO’s satellite-to-satellite imaging uncovers secrets of Chinese tech-test spacecraft

by Andrew Jones October 27, 2025

A soft power strategy to preserve non-sovereignty from Chinese land claims on the moon

by Michael J. Listner October 24, 2025

Full-scale mockup of Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 rocket stands vertically on a newly completed launch pad at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone, located in the desert landscape of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The launch pad is equipped with support towers, fueling infrastructure, and ground facilities visible under clear blue skies.

Chinese launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs

by Andrew Jones October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

A Long March 5 rocket lifts off at night from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan, China, illuminating the launch pad with bright exhaust flames and surrounded by thick clouds of smoke.

China expands classified geostationary satellite series with Long March 5 launch

by Andrew Jones October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean extracts the fuel element of a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) from storage on the lunar module on the Moon. Credit: NASA

The next space race will be won at night

by Alan Campbell, A.C. Charania, Tim Crain and Elizabeth Kryst October 23, 2025

Earth observation taken during a night pass over Taiwan by an Expedition 36 crew member on board the International Space Station. Credit: NASA / Karen Nyberg

Taiwan should build a space-enabled kill web, not big warships

by Holmes Liao October 21, 2025

Landspace begins final preparations for China’s first orbital launch and landing attempt

by Andrew Jones October 21, 2025October 21, 2025

Render of a conceptual Chinese lunar base.

America needs a ‘Plan B’ to reach the moon first

by Walt Faulconer October 20, 2025

A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China, producing a bright plume of exhaust against a clear sky, with four lightning towers surrounding the launch pad.

China resumes launches for Thousand Sails constellation, CAS Space launches new international payload

by Andrew Jones October 19, 2025October 19, 2025