... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
.... 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...
... 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...
...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...