China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 astronauts stranded on space stationChina has launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft. This mission will bring back astronauts from the Tiangong space station in 2026. A previous ...
25 Nov, 2025, 01.02 PM IST
Chinese astronauts stranded in orbit? Here's complete truth, what happened, what’s next and why space debris gives sleepless nights to space missionsChinese astronauts stranded in orbit after their Shenzhou-20 capsule was damaged by space debris. Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and ...
06 Nov, 2025, 08.15 PM IST
Watch: Rocket, jellyfish or something else? Video of China’s Tianzhou-9 spacecraft goes viralChina's Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the Tiangong space station, delivering essential supplies and scientific equip...
17 Jul, 2025, 11.49 AM IST
China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in spaceThree Chinese astronauts came back to Earth after spending six months on China's Tiangong space station. Their capsule landed in Inner Mong...
04 Nov, 2024, 01.19 PM IST
China's experimental space lab to re-enter atmosphere on July 19The space lab has worked in orbit over 1,000 days, much longer than its two-year designed life.
13 Jul, 2019, 03.40 PM IST
From Chandrayaan-1 to Progress M-27M, space objects that went rogueChina’s 8.5 tonne prototype space station Tiangong-1 recently crashed into the Pacific.
16 Apr, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
China's space station may fall back to earth tomorrowChina's Tiangong-1 space station will mostly be burnt up in the atmosphere and it's highly unlikely to cause any damage on the ground.
01 Apr, 2018, 08.12 PM IST
- Chinese space lab expected to re-enter on Sunday night
Paris, April 1 (IANS) The European Space Agency (ESA) has said that the Chinese defunct space lab, Tiangong-1, will re-enter Earth's atmosp...
01 Apr, 2018, 08.47 AM IST
- China's space lab set for re-entry
Beijing, March 30 (IANS) China's defunct space lab, Tiangong-1, is scheduled to re-enter Earth over the weekend, the media reported on Frid...
30 Mar, 2018, 09.27 AM IST
China's space lab expected to fall to earth this weekTiangong-1 has officially stopped sending data and entered its final phase of life on March 16, a statement issued yesterday by the China M...
27 Mar, 2018, 09.45 AM IST
Chinese astronauts to return after longest space missionChinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong have lived and worked in space for 30 days.
17 Nov, 2016, 05.00 PM IST
Pakistan amongst invitees to watch China's manned space flight launchShenzhou 11 capsule will be propelled by a Long March 2F rocket similar to the one which put the experimental space lab Tiangong-2 into orb...
16 Sep, 2016, 05.18 PM IST
China successfully launches second space labChina's ambitious space programme aims for a manned space station by 2022. China's space station is expected to be sent into orbit just as ...
15 Sep, 2016, 08.31 PM IST
China's 2nd space lab reaches Jiuquan Satellite Launch CentreTiangong-2 is capable of receiving manned and cargo spaceships and will be a testing place for systems and processes for mid-term space sta...
10 Jul, 2016, 02.43 PM IST
Make China a global space giant: Xi JinpingXi asked space scientists and engineers to "seize the strategic opportunity and keep innovating to make a greater contribution to the count...
24 Apr, 2016, 05.44 PM IST
China to launch second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2China already launched its first space lab, Tiangong-1, in September 2011 and has conducted two dockings with the module in the following t...
28 Feb, 2016, 03.08 PM IST
China plans to launch cargo ship into space by 2016China plans to launch a cargo ship into space in 2016 to serve the Tiangong-2 space laboratory which is currently in orbit, a Chinese space...
02 Mar, 2014, 12.16 PM IST