China has completed a major space test by successfully flying the Long March-10 rocket at low altitude while testing the emergency abort system of its new Mengzhou crewed spacecraft. The combined test ...

In the footsteps of SpaceX's fully reusable Falcon 9 rocket, China has been developing its own reusable rocket designs, including the Long March 10. Last week's test was of a scaled-down version of ...

These advancements in China’s reusable rocket and lunar exploration programs come as NASA prepares to launch a crew of four astronauts on a loop around the far side of the Moon as soon as next month.

Test features first flight and controlled vertical splashdown of a Long March-10 carrier rocket China has successfully completed a crucial safety test and fired off a new-generation rocket as part of ...