Zur neuen Besatzung der chinesischen Weltraumstation Tiangong gehören neben dem bislang jüngsten Chinesen im All auch Nagetiere. Am Freitag sind drei Taikonauten und vier schwarze Mäuse vom ...

China is preparing to launch an uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft as its astronauts shuffle missions following damage to the ...

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center — China launched its Shenzhou-21 spacecraft on Friday, carrying a new three-person crew to man the country's Tiangong space station on a mission focused on scientific ...

Commander Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie returned to Earth on Nov. 14 at 3:45 a.m. EST in good health and with no ill ...

The Shenzhou-20 crew of Chen Dong, Wang Jie and Chen Zhongrui have landed back on Earth after a suspected piece of space junk ...

China held a send-off ceremony on Friday for a new crew of astronauts set to depart for its space station, including its youngest "taikonaut" and four lab mice. The Tiangong space station -- crewed by ...

Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong — will be extending their stay aboard China's Tiangong space station after their return capsule was struck by a presumed piece of orbital debris on Wednesday.

The latest news and top stories on Wang Yaping, Chinese military transport pilot and taikonaut. She is known as the second Chinese woman in space and the first to perform a spacewalk. Her career ...

Wang Yaping has become the first Chinese female astronaut to have worked in space for more than 100 days. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- Wang Yaping has set a new record again for the most cumulative days ...