August 2016
Flying in formation - why China and the rest of the world should collaborate
... the Bigelow commercial modules. The proposal here is to launch the Chinese Space Station (CSS) to the ISS orbit with a certain distance apart of, say, 100 km. Each station runs independently but can also work jointly to support the other...
28 December 2020
First piece of the Chinese Space Station is set to launch in 2021
... research projects in fields such as astronomy, space life science, biotechnology, microgravity, basic physics and space materials. Chinese astronauts will shoulder many tasks in the construction of the space station said Jianping at a previous press...
21 June 2016
China Looks for Space Station Collaboration through the U.N.
... telescope, designed to study dark matter, which will be able to dock at the space station for maintenance and hardware upgrades. The future Chinese space station will consist of three modules – a core command module and two experiment modules and...
29 December 2021
China complains to UN after space station endures 'close encounters' with Starlink satellites
... United States of irresponsible and unsafe conduct in space over two "close encounters" between the Chinese space station and satellites operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Tiangong, China's new space station, had to manoeuvre to avoid colliding with one...
August 2016
Space stations - drivers of cooperation
...launch in April 2012. As the ISS approaches the end of its planned life, China’s ‘Heavenly Palace’, the Chinese Space Station (CSS), is likely to be fully operational by 2024. As it is, China’s efforts appear impressive considering that its prototype...
May 2022
The Space Industry in 2022
... works inside the core module Tianhe of the Chinese space station during 2021. Rising tension The ‘Cloud’ is also transforming space and Cloud players will accelerate their reach in space in the coming year The need for global leadership...
