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Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, speaks March 7, 2023, at the Air & Space Forces Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado. Credit: @USAirForce

U.S. Space Force game plan: Compete with China, prevent shooting war in orbit

by Sandra Erwin March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

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China’s Shenzhou-15 astronauts conduct secretive second spacewalk

by Andrew Jones March 2, 2023March 3, 2023

An image from Tianhe panoramic camera A during the first Shenzhou-13 spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station in November 2021.

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China to expand its space station, international astronaut selection underway

by Andrew Jones February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

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China unveils lunar lander to put astronauts on the moon

by Andrew Jones February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

The second Long March 8 lifts off from Wenchang at 11:06 a.m. local time, Feb. 27, 2022.

New Chinese commercial spaceport to host first launch next year

by Andrew Jones February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

From the Magazine

The coming Chinese megaconstellation revolution

by Andrew Jones February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

Orange exhaust illuminates launch tower infrastructure during nighttime at Xichang spaceport as a Long March 3B rocket carrying the Zhongxing-26 (ChinaSat-26) satellite lifts off.

China launches high-capacity communications satellite after 39-day pause

by Andrew Jones February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

China’s LEO push looms over Western expansion efforts

by Jason Rainbow February 22, 2023February 23, 2023

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NASA Mars orbiter reveals China’s Zhurong rover has not moved for months

by Andrew Jones February 21, 2023February 23, 2023

The growing Chinese space threat

by Erik Seedhouse February 21, 2023February 21, 2023