Chinese spacecraft

Chinese astronauts land on Earth after China's longest crewed space mission

The astronauts landed nine hours after they left a key module of China`s first space station.

Apr 16, 2022, 09:02 AM IST

China’s unmanned spacecraft Tianwen-1 lands successfully on Mars

An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft carrying the country’s first Mars rover landed on the surface of Mars on Saturday (May 15, 2021) as per reports by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). 

May 15, 2021, 12:01 PM IST

China's moon probe begins journey back to Earth with lunar samples

A Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the moon has begun its journey back to Earth putting China on course to become the first country to successfully retrieve lunar samples since the 1970s.

Dec 14, 2020, 00:24 AM IST

China's experimental reusable spacecraft returns successfully

Three years ago, China said it would launch a spacecraft in 2020 that can fly like an aircraft and would be reusable, increasing the frequency of launches and lowering mission costs.

Sep 06, 2020, 18:01 PM IST