Beijing extends Mars mission lead; stranded crew returns: China’s year in space
- Posted on December 26, 2025
- By South China Morning Post
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Beijing extends Mars mission lead; stranded crew returns: China’s year in space
From the US-China race to bring rocks back from Mars to a ‘tit-for-tat’ orbital stand-off, here are some of the year’s most notable space stories.
