China is making final preparations for the launch of a three-person replacement crew for its orbiting space station that will mark a further step toward a possible crewed mission to the Moon and explo

The launch of China's Shenzhou-20 is being seen as a ramping up of a tense space race between NASA and China to create bases on the moon - and from there, lift off to Mars

China on Wednesday announced that a veteran astronaut will this week lead two crew members on their first flight to the country's Tiangong space station.