Both Tiangong-1 and 2 are first generation space ... more docking tests, and did space station maintenance by replacing interior cladding and working on the seal rings. The crew also gave a ...

China’s Tiangong-1 space station has been completely out of control for months now, and space agencies from all over the world are expecting it to come crashing down to Earth in early 2018.

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.

Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, part of China's three-person Shenzhou 19 mission, completed an 8.5-hour extravehicular activity ...

Astronauts on board China's "heavenly palace" space station have demonstrated a new way of making rocket fuel products and ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. China’s massive Tiangong-1 space station is out of control and it will soon come ...

For optical astronomy, the space station will be accompanied by the Xuntian telescope, which can be translated to “survey the ...

Onboard the Chinese Tiangong space station, flies play a key role in studying the effects of weightlessness and the space environment on living organisms. Last November, 15 adult flies and 40 ...

1:12 a.m. Beijing time on Jan. 21). The pair were supported by crewmate Wang Haoze from inside the Tiangong space station. Mission commander Cai and Song completed multiple tasks before returning ...