News Archive / Tagged: Tiangong-1
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Tiangong-1 re-enters atmosphere, burns up over South Pacific
Tomasz NowakowskiApril 2nd, 2018China’s Tiangong-1 space laboratory is now in the history books after it burned up almost entirely on re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean. While most parts of the defunct station are believed to have burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere, some pieces may have survived and plummeted into the water.
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Tiangong-1 reentry window narrows to Easter Sunday
Tomasz NowakowskiMarch 30th, 2018Latest predictions indicate that China’s defunct Tiangong-1 space laboratory will fall to Earth most likely on April 1. According to updated calculations made by The Aerospace Corporation, the station will enter the atmosphere around 11:15 a.m. EDT (15:15 GMT) plus or minus 14 hours.
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Tiangong-1 to fall to Earth over Easter weekend
Tomasz NowakowskiMarch 25th, 2018According to new calculations, China’s Tiangong-1 space laboratory will most likely fall to Earth over Easter weekend. More specifically, the European Space Agency and The Aerospace Corporation predict that the out-of-control spacecraft will re-enter the atmosphere between March 29 and April 4.
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Tiangong-1 space laboratory to fall to Earth in about 2-3 weeks
Tomasz NowakowskiMarch 20th, 2018New calculations made by Aerospace Corporation and the European Space Agency (ESA) indicate that China’s disabled Tiangong-1 space laboratory - could be coming back to Earth - soon.
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Tiangong-1 space laboratory to crash to Earth between mid-March and mid-April, according to new ESA estimates
Tomasz NowakowskiFebruary 5th, 2018ESA’s Space Debris Office has issued a new updated forecast for the imminent atmospheric re-entry of China’s Tiangong-1 space laboratory, which appears to have been floating in space out of control for almost two years.
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Chinese expert denies claims of Tiangong-1’s uncontrolled re-entry
Tomasz NowakowskiJanuary 10th, 2018China’s Tiangong-1 space laboratory is not out of control and poses no danger to Earth. This is according to a leading Chinese spaceflight engineer.
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Tiangong-1 space laboratory containing hazardous substance to crash to Earth in March
Tomasz NowakowskiJanuary 7th, 2018According to new calculations, China’s space laboratory, Tiangong-1 will fall to Earth in March of 2018. While most parts of the spacecraft are likely to burn up in the atmosphere, there are concerns that some pieces, containing highly-toxic chemicals, may hit the ground.
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Tiangong-1 space laboratory to crash to Earth within months
Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 20th, 2017It could be just a matter of few weeks or months before China’s Tiangong-1 space laboratory will fall to Earth. The spacecraft is continuing its gradual descent toward the surface after control over the mission was lost in early 2016.
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China’s Tiangong-1 space laboratory to fall to Earth in 2017
Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 23rd, 2016China’s first space laboratory, Tiangong-1 (“Heavenly Palace”), is expected to re-enter the atmosphere in the second half of 2017, according to Chinese officials. While most parts of the spacecraft will burn up, there are worries some pieces may hit the ground.
