May 2022
China’s international collaboration in space: an evolving approach from the Middle Kingdom
... (CSS), with impressive efficiency. Later in 2022, the CSS will increase its capacity from three to six taikonauts following the arrival of the Wentian lab module, which includes more living quarters. All of this means...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
... space station witnessed a historic moment on 1 December 2022 when the Shenzhou-14 crew on board welcomed the three taikonauts of the Shenzhou-15 mission. Over the last decade, China has doubled its launches per year and...
19 July 2019
China's Tiangong-2 space lab to deorbit today
... space lab has been operational for over 1,000 days now and was home to two Chinese Taikonauts for a month as they visited the station to test tools and perform experiments. The lab also helped...
28 December 2020
First piece of the Chinese Space Station is set to launch in 2021
... yet been named. It was at one point speculated that the mission might involve one or more female Taikonauts, and could mark the first time a Chinese woman commands a space mission or performs an extravehicular activity (EVA...
15 October 2021
China to launch astronauts on longest crewed mission yet
... crewed mission to date. Set to launch at 12:23 am (Beijing time) on Saturday, the Shenzhou-13 spaceship carrying the three taikonauts is expected to blast off on a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the ...
17 September 2021
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day mission
... (CMSA) said in a statement. "The first manned mission to the (Chinese) space station is a complete success," it said. The taikonauts - as Chinese astronauts are known - will undergo a 14-day quarantine before they can go home "because their immune...
