China said Thursday it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it introduced the next crew of astronauts who will head to its space station as part of the country's ambitious plans to be a leader in space exploration.

Welcome to Edition 8.17 of the Rocket Report! Tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the first crewed launch to the International Space Station, on a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur. Since this time humans have lived in space continuously,

China is advancing its 2030 Moon landing goal by developing key hardware, including the Long March 10 rocket, moon landing suits, and an exploration vehicle.

The announcement came as China prepared to launch its latest Shenzhou mission to the Tiangong space station, the country’s orbiting outpost built after being barred from the International Space Station due to US national security concerns.

In recent years, China’s outer space diplomacy and exploration has grown exponentially, especially as China readies itself to send its first human astronaut to the moon before 2030. However, beyond the moon, China has grown its space engagements, which ...

They'll need to have that guy fired, so they can replace him with someone more 'qualified,' and then redo his report. The new report will say we're 300 years ahead of China in the space race and already have bases built on our moon and Mars. The report ...