Tiangong 2

China's cargo resupply spacecraft successfully docks with the Tiangong-2 space lab

China's first cargo spacecraft docked successfully with the Tiangong-2 space lab on Saturday

Shenzhou 11: Chinese manned space capsule lands in Mongolia with two astronauts abroad

China's Shenzhou 11 space capsule landed safely in the northern region of Inner Mongolia on Friday with two astronauts aboard, state media said, completing the country's longest manned space mission to date.

Chinese manned spacecraft Shenzhou 11 successfully docks with Chinese space station

China's Shenzhou 11 manned spacecraft has successfully docked with China's Tiangong 2 space lab, and two astronauts have entered the lab, China's official news agency Xinhua said Wednesday.

China to launch manned space mission, Shenzhou 11 on Monday; conduct experiments on space

China will launch a two-man space mission, Shenzhou 11, on Monday, officials with the space programme said, taking the country closer to its ambition of setting up a permanent manned space station by 2022.

China to launch Tiangong-2, its second space lab between September 15 and 20

China's second space lab Tiangong-2 will be put into space between September 15 and 20, the office of China's manned space programme said on Friday.

China plans to reach Mars by 2020; to follow in the footsteps of US's Viking 1 mission

Work is proceeding quickly on China's planned mission to land a rover on Mars by 2020, the chief administrator of the country's ambitious space program said Friday.

China to launch the core module of its Tiangong space station by 2018

China is set to launch a core module belonging to its first space station around 2018

China is gearing up to launch a second space lab in 2016

China will send its second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 into space in the third quarter of this year, which is expected to dock with a cargo ship next year, authorities said on Sunday.