The Tiangong-1 Chinese space station has been widely covered over the past few months, but it’s not the type of coverage astronomers want when discussing a space station. Back in October ...
It’s now been several months since China admitted that it had completely lost control of its Tiangong-1 space station, explaining that without the ability to adjust its position in orbit the ...
The Chinese space station module Tiangong-1 completed a destructive uncontrolled re-entry on Sunday. The event was tracked by numerous global tracking assets – many predicting different entry ...
China’s first batch of extravehicular spacesuits, dubbed the Feitian, have proven their exceptional durability ...
China is planning to send two new crews to its Tiangong space station in another busy year of human spaceflight. China's human spaceflight agency, CMSA, announced in early March that the country is ...
A previous prototype space station, called Tiangong-1, launched in 2011, and was retired in 2018, crashing down to Earth after the ground operators lost control during the de-orbit operation.
A pair of Chinese astronauts embarked on an extravehicular activity outside the Tiangong space station Friday, as the crew ...
This simulated image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 16, 2024 shows China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-8 docking with the orbiting Tiangong space station. [Photo/Xinhua ...
While the future of the nearly 23-year-old International Space Station remains uncertain after 2024, China says its newly equipped Tiangong station will be up and running by next year.
The ISS and China Tiangong Space Station are the only two operational space stations in orbit. Tiangong, occupied since 2022, is designed to be used for up to 15 years. Check out more of Benzinga ...
China plans to send an astronaut from its all-weather ally Pakistan as the first foreign guest to its space station Tiangong. China and Pakistan on Friday signed an agreement including bilateral ...
After zebrafish and fruit flies, China's Tiangong space station is set to host a new life form — planarians, according to Chinese scientists. Zhang Wei, director of the Technology and ...