China’s Rapid Progress in Race to the Moon

China’s rapid progress in race to the moon

Khaled Abou Zahr China is making rapid progress with the building of a new space network called the Queqiao constellation. This system is designed to connect Earth and the moon through reliable communications, navigation and observation tools. The goal is to support future lunar missions by placing satellites and spacecraft in key positions around the moon and in space between the Earth and the moon, including areas known as Lagrange points, whe…

Escape System Flight Test: New China Space Station & Moon Crew Spacecraft

Escape System Flight Test: New China Space Station & Moon Crew SpacecraftThe new Mengzhou crewed spacecraft will be used for Lunar landing missions (up to 3 crew members) and low Earth orbit (LEO) China Space Station missions (up to 7 crew members). China successfully conducted an escape flight test of its new-generation crewed spacecraft Mengzhou at zero altitude on June 17, 2025, taking an important step forward in its human lunar exploration …