The Shenzhou-20 spacecraft was deemed not safe enough to return its crew after the cracks were found, prompting an orbital ...

A recent spacewalk conducted byChinese astronauts on the Shenzhou 21 mission sheds new light on the growing issue of space ...

China’s Tiangong Space Station received new debris shields following a high-speed impact that fractured Shenzhou-20’s window, ...

Chinese astronauts have implemented protection measures against space junk on the Tiangong space station following an incident where debris cracked the window of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft. This led ...

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.

China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, initially set to return its crew from a six-month mission on Beijing's Tiangong space station, was grounded mid-mission due to a crack in the return capsule's window.

Tiangong artificial photosynthesis turns CO₂ and water into oxygen and rocket fuel, reshaping life support and deep-space mission planning.

The docking restores a safe lifeboat for the three astronauts aboard Tiangong. While emergency return via the damaged Shenzhou-20 was technically possible, controllers deemed the cracked window too ...

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Shenzhou-22 mission blasted off on Tuesday as the country looks to plug safety risks to its crewed spaceflight program and space station after a vessel ...

Three veteran Chinese astronauts are home after being stuck for more than a week longer than planned aboard the Tiangong space station. Their return capsule was hit and damaged by space debris ...

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after they were briefly stranded at the nation's space station when space ...

A view of the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft from Tiangong space station's Tianhe core module. Credit: CMSEO HELSINKI — A cargo spacecraft has arrived at China’s Tiangong space station, delivering ...