China’s secretive spaceplane Shenlong returned to Earth safely on September 5 after completing its 268 days of in-orbit operation. The reusable experimental spacecraft landed at a site in Gobi ...

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 year ...

It appears that China's Shenlong ("Divine Dragon") robotic spacecraft has successfully placed six objects into Earth orbit just four days after it was launched on its third mission. After ...

After nearly six months in a low-Earth orbit, China’s mysterious experimental reusable spacecraft Shenlong appears to have released an object 600km (372 miles) above the ground. However it still ...

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.