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China yesterday launched a rocket carrying three astronauts on a mission to complete construction on its new space station, the latest milestone in Beijing’s drive to become a major space power. The trio blasted off in a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan launch center in northwestern China’s Gobi desert, with the team to spend six months expanding the Tiangong space station, state broadcaster China Central Television said. Tiangong, which means “heavenly palace,” is expected to becom...

The crew members touched down in northern China following a six-month mission Three Chinese astronauts have returned home following a mont

The International Space Station (ISS) will be centre stage today as two Russian cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk. Commander Anton Shkaplerov (below) and Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov of Expedition 66 will leave the ISS for seven hours. They will exit the Poisk module’s airlock where they will collect their spacewalking gear. Donning their Russian Orlan spacesuits, […]

The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, announced on Saturday that seven people rang in the new year onboard the International Space Station (ISS) and three on the Chinese station Tiangong, making it the most "packed" ever in space. 

The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, announced on Saturday that seven people rang in the new year onboard the International Space Station (ISS) and three on the Chinese station Tiangong, making it the...

China says the United States is ignoring its obligations under outer space treaties and endangering the safety of astronauts.

Three astronauts successfully docked with China's new space station on Saturday on what is set to be Beijing's longest crewed mission to date and the latest landmark in its drive to become a major space power.

Three taikonauts blasted off shortly after midnight from Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China’s Gobi desert.

The space agency declared the launch a success and said the crew “were in good shape”.

The mission — twice as long as its 90-day predecessor — will set up equipment and test technology for future construction on the Tiangong station.