14 June 2019
First experiments on Chinese Space Station announced
... that it has plans to construct its own "very small" space station in the next decade. "Our space station is going to be very small... useful to carry out experiments," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K. Sivan told reporters in New...
19 February 2021
China's astronauts begin training for space station missions
... 7 and Long March 2F missions will loft major components of the Chinese space station into orbit and shuttle astronauts there to assemble the facility. Missions to the Chinese space station during the operational phase are expected to involve three...
16 September 2016
China launches its second space lab 'Tiangong 2' into orbit
... important step in a larger effort to eventually build a Chinese space station” says Brian Weeden, a space-policy expert at the Secure World Foundation in Washington DC. Plans to construct a space station that is more economically efficient than the...
02 October 2019
First look at China's new spacecraft capable of deep-space travel
.... China is already working on the construction of a modular space station, and with this craft it will enable the nation to expand its exploration ambitions to the moon; something Chinese space officials have said the country is looking to carry out...
06 May 2020
China launches prototype spacecraft on maiden flight of Long March 5B
... yesterday, clearing the way forward for the launcher to carry space station modules to low Earth orbit. The 53.7-metre-tall (176... to heaven’, and taken from a poem written by the ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan, will utilise a Long March 5 rocket in its...
08 May 2020
China's prototype spacecraft lands successfully on Earth
...start work on building a permanent space station in low-Earth orbit. The station will accommodate crews of three astronauts on missions lasting up to six months, according to previous statements by Chinese officials. Construction is expected to begin...
