The Shenzhou 20 vehicle was deemed unfit to carry astronauts back to Earth after suffering a space junk strike.

A recent spacewalk conducted byChinese astronauts on the Shenzhou 21 mission sheds new light on the growing issue of space ...

Eight-hour EVA was also first outing for new spacesuits A pair of taikonauts ventured outside China's Tiangong space station ...

China’s Shenzhou-20 spaceship, currently docked with China's space station, will return to Earth uncrewed, following a potential space debris impact, the state-run Xinhua News reported on Monday.

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 damage it sustained more closely, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday ...

Interview details rapid response to emergency triggered by a shard of nearly invisible space debris about the size of a grain ...

BEIJING — China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China's space station. The Shenzhou ...

Chinese astronauts inspect debris-damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft during spacewalk Two Shenzhou-21 astronauts embarked on the ...

Shenzhou 20 reached Tiangong in late April. It carried a three-person crew for six months. The team planned to return on Nov. 5 as scheduled.