EXCLUSIVE: NASA is aiming to land on the moon by 2028, while China plans to do so by 2030 — but experts warn the US may ...

As of spring 2026, China has named the two spacecraft that will carry its astronauts to the moon, advanced a competitive design process for a crewed lunar rover, and continued building a heavy-lift ...

Artemis II flew four astronauts around the moon. Now, NASA must land humans on its surface, build a moon base and stay ahead of an up-and-coming space rival. The work is already underway. "We can ...

Jim Bridenstine, former NASA Administrator and managing partner at the Artemis Group, has expressed concerns about the U.S.' ability to outpace China in the race to return astronauts to the Moon. In ...

Humanity first reached the moon in 1969. We went back a few times, then lost interest within three short years, and we haven’t been back since. NASA has just flew a quartet of astronauts around the ...

BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a first-ever manned landing on the moon's South Pole ...

China and the U.S. are racing to establish a permanent presence on the moon with the explicit mission of mining – and exploiting – lunar resources. April 27, 2026 It’s 2041 and at the Artemis Base ...

BEIJING, April 22 (Reuters) - China has selected two Pakistani ‌astronauts as candidates for its manned space programme, state broadcaster ⁠CCTV reported on Wednesday. Both will travel to China for ...