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 has a space station — it’s called Tiangong, the first module was launched in 2021, and it’s all going quite swimmingly, thank you very much. That’s essentially what we know about the ...

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.

Two Chinese astronauts completed an 8.5-hour spacewalk on Jan. 20, a sojourn that installed debris shielding outside the Tiangong space station.

HELSINKI — China will launch a pair of low-cost space station resupply spacecraft this year on new commercial launch vehicles ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

For optical astronomy, the space station will be accompanied by the Xuntian telescope, which can be translated to “survey the heavens”. Xuntian is currently planned to be launched in mid-2025 to fly ...

the "fish astronauts" are expected to embark on another journey to Tiangong Space Station this year to help scientists study the effects of the space environment on vertebrate muscle and bone ...

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 ...