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Tiangong (Chinese: 天宫; pinyin: Tiāngōng; lit. 'Sky Palace'), [5] [6] officially the Tiangong space station [7] (Chinese: 天宫空间站; pinyin: Tiāngōng kōngjiānzhàn), is a permanently crewed space station constructed by China and operated by China Manned Space Agency. [8]
'Harmony of the Heavens'), [8] [9] officially the Tianhe core module (Chinese: 天和核心舱), is the first module to launch of the Tiangong space station. It was launched into orbit on 29 April 2021, [1] as the first launch of the final phase of Tiangong program, part of the China Manned Space Program (Project 921). [3] [5]
Shenzhou 19 launched on 29 October 2024, prior to the end of the previous mission, Shenzhou 18. It is the 8th flight to the Tiangong space station, and is expected to last approximately 6 months. It will depart following the arrival of the Shenzhou 20 crew in 2025.
A new crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station following an early morning launch into orbit.
China on Tuesday sent three astronauts into space to take over final construction of the Tiangong space station. Its completion represents a comeback for China after its astronauts were ...
The previous separate components will be integrated into a space station, arranged as: [5] Tianhe Core Cabin Module (CCM) – based on the Tiangong-3 "space station" and analogous to the Mir Core Module. The 18.1-meter-long core module, with a maximum diameter of 4.2 meters and a launch weight of 22 tons, [28] was launched first on 29 April ...
China's Tiangong is expected to be completed by the end of this year. It comes amid Russia's plans to disengage from a Washington-led space station.
Shenzhou 17 was the sixth spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, lasting just over six months. The spacecraft entered the launch area in April 2023, prior to launch was maintained in a state of near-readiness if needed as a lifeboat for the Shenzhou 16 crew. [5] The crew of Shenzhou 17 was announced on 25 October 2023. [1]