Moon race: how China is challenging the US

As US space agency NASA prepares for its crewed lunar flyby mission, Artemis II, we take a look at China's ambitions in space: What is China's crewed programme? The programme has conducted around 15 crewed missions since the first flight of a Chinese astronaut, Yang Liwei, in 2003. Blocked from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2011 by the United States, China built its own orbital hub. The Tiangong, or "Heavenly Palace", space station welcomed its first occupants in 2021. Three Chinese...