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...
16 January 2019
China unveils future space plans
... the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) this week, what the country has planned for its future space-related projects... Mars around 2020, China is also forging ahead with its orbital station – a project it hopes to have finished by the end of...
28 April 2021
First piece of China's space station expected to launch this week
... a T-shaped structure that can house a total of six astronauts on stays of up to six months. China is aiming to have its space station fully operational by next year and its expected lifetime is around 15 years, the programme’s planners have said...
21 April 2021
Russia announces the first module of its new space station will be launched in 2025
...might be forging ahead with its own plans for a space station emerged last year, when a report from Russian manufacturer... Russia is ready to sole finance the construction of a new space station, the Deputy Prime Minister said in his TV interview; “we ...
02 April 2021
SNC unveils plan to build its own commercial space station
... initially to accommodate astronauts at NASA’s yet-to-be-built Moon-orbiting Gateway project, will be used to construct a full-blown space station, said the company at press conference Wednesday. For the past few years, many reports have surfaced...
