China space station

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Apr 20, 2023, 00:04 AM IST

China all ready to send 3 astronauts on its longest-ever crewed space mission

The Shenzhou-13 spaceship is expected to be launched into space on a Long March-2F rocket early Saturday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. 

Oct 14, 2021, 14:41 PM IST

China's space lab Tiangong-1 is not going to crash, says top Chinese engineer

In September 2016, scientists at China's CNSA space agency admitted to having lost control of the lab, saying that it would be crash-landing on Earth. 

Jan 08, 2018, 11:45 AM IST

Out of control Chinese space station to crash into a major city, warn experts

The 'imminent' crash could take place "any spot" between two latitude lines in the northern and southern hemispheres, experts said.

Nov 09, 2017, 22:59 PM IST

Out of control Chinese space lab to crash-land on Earth soon?

Tiangong was launched by China as part of a plan to show off its position as a global superpower. 

Oct 15, 2017, 11:33 AM IST

China anticipating a 2018 launch of its space station's experimental core module!

Earlier reports said the new Chinese space station will initially be much smaller than the ISS, which weighs 420 tonnes, but could be expanded for future scientific research and international cooperation.

Mar 02, 2017, 20:14 PM IST