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...
17 September 2021
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day mission
...paves the way for future regular missions and utilisation of the (Chinese space) station," said Chen Lan, an independent analyst at GoTaikonauts, which specialises in China's space programme. "It is a very important and very much needed start for the...
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...
29 April 2021
China launches first section of its massive space station
... March 5B, China's most powerful rocket which is capable of sending a 25 ton payload to orbits near Earth. The Chinese space station named Tiangong – meaning "Heavenly Palace" – will need around another 10 missions to loft the remaining parts into...
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...
June 2021
China’s ascending commercial space sector
...Corporation (CASC), the main contractor for the Chinese space programme; and China Aerospace Science & Industry ...complement existing EO and satnav constellations. Module for China’s space station, the first part of which was launched at the end...
