China’s space mining era is here! 🚀 The "Tiangong Kaiwu" program, launched by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, marks the country’s systematic entry into space resource development. Targeting the Moon, near-Earth asteroids, and beyond, the plan will master key technologies like autonomous mining, low-cost transportation, and in-orbit resource processing. A bionic hexapod mining robot has already passed tests, ready for microgravity operations 🌕. Moon’s helium-3 (enough for hu

Three Chinese taikonauts returned to Earth this April…after six months aboard the country's orbital station. It was the longest crewed mission to date for China's ambitious space program. This is only one example of China’s efforts in developing science and technology. | CGTN China24