Chinese Moon Astronauts Emerge From Month-Long Journey Into Deep Cave

China Just Put Its Astronauts Through Cave Boot Camp

Chinese astronauts just wrapped up a month or so spent largely underground, in an exercise meant to prep them for where Beijing wants to send them next. China's astronaut corps put 28 crew members through cave training in a mountainous part of Chongqing, with small teams rotating through six-day, five-night...

Chinese Moon Astronauts Emerge From Month-Long Journey Into Deep Cave

Forget Mars. For 28 member of China’s astronaut corps, the brave new world is a dark, damp hole in the ground — cut off from light, wind, and even the internet. As reported by Space News, the China Astronaut Research and Training Center (CARTC) just wrapped up a month-long training regimen meant to prepare future and veteran astronauts for lunar landing missions. The astronauts were split into four groups, each of which spent nearly a week in un…

Chinese Astronauts Complete Cave Training for 2030 Lunar Missions

In the dimly lit depths of a Chongqing cave, a group of Chinese astronauts recently pushed the boundaries of human endurance, emerging after nearly a month of isolation that mirrors the harsh realities of lunar exploration. This intensive training exercise, orchestrated by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), underscores Beijing’s accelerating ambitions in space, where preparation for crewed moon missions demands not just technical pr…