21 September 2016
China's first space lab is heading for a crash landing
... was praised for "comprehensively fulfilling its historical mission,” while making important contributions to China's manned space programme. The space lab is orbiting at an average height of 370 kilometres and is currently intact, nonetheless, based...
29 March 2018
China's Tiangong-1 space lab is destined for Earth, soon!
... country’s ambitious space programme. Its successor – Tiangong-2 – is already in orbit and has been home to two astronauts for 30 days as part of its inaugural mission. Both are being used as testbeds for China’s eventual manned station that it hopes...
May 2022
China’s international collaboration in space: an evolving approach from the Middle Kingdom
... meetings have seen more senior officials talk about space, but this year was unprecedented. Notably, Zhou Jianping, Chief Designer of China’s Manned Space Programme, said that China looks forward to welcoming foreign astronauts on the CSS after...
