April 2025
Racing to the Moon
... fuel and oxidiser. The latter can be mixed with nitrogen or other buffer gasses to breathe. A photograph of the Tiangong space station taken by a member of the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft crew as it made its way back to Earth after delivering...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... of orbital debris increased collision risks with other spacecraft, including the International Space Station, and China’s Tiangong space station potentially endangering human lives. Not surprisingly, there are concerns arising from the increasingly...
25 March 2020
China to launch experimental deep-space spacecraft in April
... designed for return journey to Earth. After accomplishing a trio of refuelling sequences and undocking with China's orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab, the robotic cargo ship plunged into Earth's atmosphere and burned up. Conversely, the new...
28 December 2020
First piece of the Chinese Space Station is set to launch in 2021
... arms to complete the installation, testing, adjustment and upgrading of the payloads in orbit," he said. Named Tiangong, meaning Heavenly Palace, the station will be able to accommodate three astronauts in normal circumstances and up to six...
28 April 2021
First piece of China's space station expected to launch this week
.... Liftoff is expected imminently. Considered China's most sophisticated space endeavour, the multi-module space station, named Tiangong, or Heavenly Palace, will have a combined weight of more than 90 metric tons. The launch of its 16.6 metre long...
20 December 2021
China envisions crewed moon missions by 2030
... that the rocket “can send a 150-ton spacecraft into low-Earth orbit, which is equivalent to launching a Tiangong space station at a time.” At the same time, said Lehao, “it can also send a 30-ton spacecraft to the moon...
