China has quietly sent its secretive Shenlong spaceplane back into orbit, marking the fourth mission of a reusable craft that ...

China has quietly turned a once-experimental spaceplane into a recurring feature of its launch calendar, sending a fourth ...

Programme for ‘peaceful use of outer space’ launched in 2020 is seen as potential rival to US Space Force’s X-37B.

The US X-37B and China's Shenlong are unmanned spacecraft that play secretive roles in space. Space-based technology has long given the US military an edge. A space plane like the Shenlong could be an ...

China’s experimental reusable spacecraft has completed its third orbital test, landing at its designated site in the Gobi Desert on Friday after 268 days in space, according to state media. The ...

The Chinese spaceplane Shenlong has carried out a number of close-proximity manoeuvres since launching in December 2023. This is consistent with wider patterns observed of Chinese space assets, as ...

China's Shenlong space plane caused intrigue this week after allegedly placing six unidentified objects into the Earth's orbit shortly after taking off on its third mission. The objects, detectable by ...

GOLDEN, Colo. — As the next secretive flight of the U.S. Air Force’s robotic X-37B minishuttle draws closer, analysts are keeping a close eye on China’s own potential spaceplane, the Shenlong. Last ...