China's Chang'e 6 mission return capsule has been transferred to Beijing and opened to access its precious cargo — samples ...

China has successfully conducted an escape flight test on its lunar spacecraft Mengzhou, which means“dream ship” in Mandarin.

In the event of an in-flight emergency during an actual launch, Mengzhou's capsule ... China is slightly behind in its progress, the nation's efforts to beat the U.S. back to the moon may be gaining ...

China and the U.S. are in competition with each other these days, including over the moon. Both nations say they want to send humans back to the lunar surface by sometime around the end of the decade.

The return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship is about to touch down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Oct. 31, 2023. The return capsule of the ...

The return capsule of China's Shenzhou 19 astronaut mission descends through Earth's atmosphere on April 30, 2025. | Credit: CCTV/CMSA The Shenzhou 19 astronauts had been in space since Oct. 29 ...

In safety test, safety capsule touched down with airbag cushioning to ensure astronauts survive during rocket failures at lift-off.

The return capsule landed in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region shortly after 2 p.m. local time, ... after which China's space agency declared the mission a "complete success." ...

The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft's return capsule—carrying a total of three "taikonauts"—successfully touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ...

China's Chang'e 6 mission return capsule has been transferred to Beijing and opened to access its precious cargo — samples from the moon's mysterious far side. Skip to main content.