Earlier today, China put Tianhe, the core module of its new space station, into orbit. It's the 12th space station to be put into orbit (Salyuts 1 and 3 through 7 , Mir, Skylab, the ISS and the two ...

China has been in the process of developing a modular space station for years, and the core module of such a station is now ready for launch. The station core module, called Tianhe (that means ...

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The Base Block, or Core Module, is the heart of Mir. First launched into orbit in 1986, it comprised the entire space station for over a year, before the other modules were launched. Built of two ...

HELSINKI — The first module for China’s planned space station has passed a final review, but the project continues to suffer launch vehicle-related delays. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) ...

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The first experiment module of China’s Tiangong space station docked successfully early on Monday, 13 hours after blast-off from the southern province of Hainan. Wentian, which is designed for science ...

The Tianhe core module cabin, the first section for China's space station project, has completed in-orbit performance checks with all systems in good condition. It is preparing to dock with the ...