News Archive / Tagged: Tiangong

• 17 humans are in orbit after Shenzhou 16 launch

  Derek RichardsonMay 30th, 2023

  With the launch of the three-person Shenzhou 16 spacecraft to China’s Tiangong space station, there are now 17 people living in low Earth orbit -- a new spaceflight record.

• Chinese Shenzhou 14 crew arrive at Tiangong space station

  Cullen DesforgesJune 5th, 2022

  Shenzhou 14 and three Chinese space flyers launched to the Tiangong space station on a mission to complete the assembly of China's first modular outpost.

• Shenzhou-12 astronaut trio launch to new Chinese space station

  Derek RichardsonJune 16th, 2021

  China launched its first human spaceflight in five years when Shenzhou-12 soared skyward with an astronaut trio bound for the country’s new space station.

• China launches Tianzhou-2 cargo craft to new space station

  Derek RichardsonMay 29th, 2021

  Just a month after launching the first part of its multi-module Tiangong space station, China has sent a cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-2, to the fledgling outpost.

• China orbits ‘Tianhe,’ the core of its multi-module space station

  Michael McCabeApril 29th, 2021

  China has begun construction of a large three-module space station with the launch of the Tianhe core module, starting a two-year assembly sequence.