China

China working on reusing rocket stages and will try to use parachutes and airbags to recover stages

Posted in Hardware on 24th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

China is developing a rocket stage and engine recovery system.

China aims to Send People to the Moon by 2020

Posted in Science on 12th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

China is working to develop a new spaceship that can both fly in low-Earth orbit and land on the moon.

China developing rocket for manned missions to the moon

Posted in Hardware on 10th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

China is developing an advanced new rocket, expected to be able to be operable both in the lower orbit of Earth, as well as capable of landing humans on the moon.

In 2017, China Is Doubling Down on artificial intelligence

Posted in Software on 19th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

The country's Internet giants are focusing on AI research, and domestic venture capital funding is pouring into the field.

Moon and Mars in China's five-year space plan

Posted in Science on 29th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

Mars and the far side of the Moon are on the itinerary for China's National Space Administration (CNSA), according to a new white paper released this week.