China has just sent stem-cell-grown structures resembling early human embryos to its space station — the first experiment of its kind in orbit — to find out whether humans can actually reproduce beyond Earth

On May 10, 2026, a Long March rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on China’s southern coast, carrying the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft toward the Tiangong space station. The vehicle was hauling roughly seven metric tons of supplies: food, fuel, spacesuits, and 41 separate scientific experiments. Most of the cargo was routine resupply. [...] The post China has just sent stem-cell-grown structures resembling early human embryos to its space station — the first experiment of its k