China's space agency has announced it will return a damaged spacecraft docked on Tiangong space station to Earth without crew ...

On November 5, 2025, the Shenzhou 20 astronauts were set to depart from the Tiangong space station, but an unexpected ...

Shenzhou 21 successfully landed with its three occupants on November 14, but that still left three astronauts on the Tiangong ...

The return capsule deployed a red and white striped parachute as it came down in the late afternoon to a remote site in northern China's Gobi Desert, about five and a half hours after leaving the ...

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

A group of Chinese astronauts have delayed their return to Earth out of concern that their spaceship was hit by debris. The three astronauts — Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie — were due to ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — Three Chinese astronauts have been forced to extend their six-month stay in space over concerns their return ship may have been hit by debris, China’s space agency said. Chen Dong, ...

China's first crewed spacecraft to be ruled unfit to fly in mid-mission will be sent back to Earth for experts to assess the ...

China routinely sends astronauts to and from its space station Tiangong. A crew capsule is about to undock from the station ...

A group of Chinese astronauts will have to wait a little longer for their return home from space. The mission to bring Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie back to Earth from China's Tiangong space ...

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after they were briefly stranded at the nation's space station when space debris struck the vehicle they were meant to travel aboard. The delay may ...