30 May 2018
China opens up its space station to the world
... a number of interesting applications from United Nations Member States,” said Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of UNOOSA. “The China Space Station belongs not only to China, but also to the world. Just as the Outer...
July 2021
Commercial space stations - fulfilling the dream
... us on the status of your major projects? KAVANDI Our first launch of a Dream Chaser cargo vehicle to the International Space Station is planned for the second half of 2022. We have seven missions on contract right now, and we’re also planning...
28 December 2020
First piece of the Chinese Space Station is set to launch in 2021
...in the next two years are expected for the assembly of the 66 tonne space station. Designed in a T shape with the core module at the centre and ...shoulder many tasks in the construction of the space station said Jianping at a previous press conference....
May 2022
China’s international collaboration in space: an evolving approach from the Middle Kingdom
...Tianzhou 2 cargo spaceship during a test at China’s Tiangong space station on 6 January 2022. The success rate of these ...early 2020s China has deployed its long-term space station, the China Space Station (CSS), with impressive efficiency. Later in ...
21 October 2016
Soyuz MS-02/48S successfully docks with the ISS
Soyuz spacecraft carrying three Expedition 49/50 crew members has successfully docked with the International Space Station on Friday morning, bringing the total number of astronauts on the ISS back up to six. Expedition 50 commander Sergey Ryzhikov,...
December 2014
Gods and space
Getting a helping hand – An Orthodox priest performs a blessing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan, ahead of the Soyuz launch that carried Expedition 41 to the International Space Station in September 2014
