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China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the NASA-led International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its lifespan.

The operational lifetime of the Chinese space station will be more than 15 years, the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), a unit of Chinas main space contractor said.

China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the NASA-led International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its lifespan.

As Christian Scherer takes up the mantle of Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO, editors are joined by analyst Sash Tusa to discuss why Airbus is making the change.

Spanish company PLD Space plans to launch one of its rockets for the first time ever today (Oct. 6), and you can watch the action live.

China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the NASA-led International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its lifespan.

The China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) said Wednesday that it plans to double the size of China’s Tiangong space station.

BEIJING: China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-earth missions as the NASA-led International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its lifespan. The operational lifetime of the Chinese space s

Chinas space station, Tiangong, plans to expand to six modules from three, offering astronauts from other countries an alternative to the International Space Station (ISS). The Chinese Academy of Space Technology announced that the operational lifetime of Tiangong will be more than 15 years, longer than previously announced. The ISS, which has been in orbit for over two decades, is expected to be decommissioned after 2030.

China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the NASA-led International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its lifespan.