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Defunct Chinese space lab plunges back to Earth

The eight-tonne Tiangong-1 was mostly burnt up when it entered the Earth's atmosphere in the central region of the South Pacific at around 8:15 am Beijing time, China's Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) said.

Apr 02, 2018, 16:04 PM IST

Chinese space lab breaks up over South Pacific

A defunct Chinese space lab hurtled through Earth`s atmosphere on Monday, breaking up into piece as it headed towards a watery grave in the South Pacific.

Apr 02, 2018, 06:55 AM IST

China's space lab 'Tiangong-1' set to re-enter Earth this weekend

China's first experimental space lab, Tiangong-1, is expected to plunge back to the Earth's atmosphere this weekend.

Mar 30, 2018, 12:15 PM IST

China's space lab Tiangong-1 is falling to Earth this week

Space authorities said that the space lab should burn up in the atmosphere.

Mar 27, 2018, 10:44 AM IST

China gears up to build a deep-space lab in Luxembourg

A memorandum of the cooperation was signed by the NSSC and the Luxembourg Ministry of the Economy on Tuesday.

Jan 17, 2018, 13:15 PM IST

China's first unmanned cargo spacecraft docks with space lab

The Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft successfully completed automated docking with the orbiting space lab at 12:23 PM (local time), according to Beijing Aerospace Control Centre.

Apr 22, 2017, 19:16 PM IST

Miniature laboratory, the size of a tissue box kick-starts experiments in outer space!

In space, with hardly any interference from earth’s gravity, cells and molecules behave differently, helping researchers make discoveries in fields from medicine to agriculture.

Mar 16, 2017, 20:45 PM IST

China to launch second space lab

China's multi-billion-dollar space programme aims to put a permanent manned space station into service around 2022.

Feb 28, 2016, 12:04 PM IST