China’s Space Programme Prepares for Its Busiest Year Yet

China launches Tiangong space station's first lab module (Credit : Space Program of the People's Republic of China)

China has just laid out one of its most ambitious spaceflight schedules yet and the details reveal a programme that is accelerating. Two crewed missions, a cargo resupply flight, a year long solo endurance experiment, and the first ever space station flight by astronauts from Hong Kong or Macao are all on the cards for 2026. Beyond Earth orbit, the countdown to a Chinese crewed Moon landing is ticking louder than ever. Here’s what’s coming up and why it matters.

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