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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 ...

A view of the Sun on the horizon from Tianhe ahead of the Shenzhou-12 docking. Credit: BACC/CCTV/screenshot HELSINKI — The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft docked with China’s space station module hours after ...

MOSCOW—China has launched the first module of its new Tiangong (Heaven’s Palace) space station. The Tianhe (Harmony of Heavens) core module took off atop a Long March 5B heavy rocket at 11:23 p.m. EDT ...

China will be busy for the next year and a half. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China's core space station module is now ...

China launched the first module of a planned space station on Wednesday. The Chinese space agency hopes to complete the sophisticated research lab in 2022, securing its status as a space superpower ...

Components of the Long March 5B (Y2) to launch the Chinese space station core module at a facility in Tianjin. Credit: CMSA HELSINKI — A Long March 5B rocket has arrived at Wenchang spaceport as China ...