Tiangong-2

China's Tiangong-2 space lab successfully re-entered the Earth's atmosphere Friday under controlled conditions, completing the latest round of experiments in Beijing's ambitious space programme.

China's first cargo spacecraft docked successfully with the Tiangong-2 space lab on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, marking a major step towards Beijing's goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022.

Tianzhou-1, the first cargo spacecraft developed by China, is headed to dock with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab, which was launched last September.

China's spacecraft Shenzhou-11, carrying two taikonauts separated from orbiting experimental space lab Tiangong-2 today as they prepared for their journey to return to earth after a month's stay in space, the longest by Chinese astronauts.

China's experimental space lab Tiangong-2 orbiting the Earth with two astronauts on board has successfully launched a micro-satellite, roughly the size of a desktop printer.

Scientific apparatus carried by China's experimental space lab Tiangong-2 has began operating after being on standby mode for nearly seven days since it entered its preset orbit.

China has invited scientists from Pakistan, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and the European Union (EU) to watch the launch of its manned space flight to send two astronauts to join a space lab which has been put into orbit, a media report said today. China has been helping Pakistan's space programme.

China will launch its second space lab on Thursday, official media said Wednesday, as the Communist country works towards setting up its own space station, among several ambitious goals.

China will launch its second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 in the third quarter of this year to firm up its plans to build a manned space station to rival Russian space lab Mir.

China's Tiangong-2 space lab successfully re-entered the Earth's atmosphere Friday under controlled conditions, completing the latest round of experiments in Beijing's ambitious space programme.

China's first cargo spacecraft docked successfully with the Tiangong-2 space lab on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, marking a major step towards Beijing's goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022.

Tianzhou-1, the first cargo spacecraft developed by China, is headed to dock with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab, which was launched last September.

China's spacecraft Shenzhou-11, carrying two taikonauts separated from orbiting experimental space lab Tiangong-2 today as they prepared for their journey to return to earth after a month's stay in space, the longest by Chinese astronauts.

China's experimental space lab Tiangong-2 orbiting the Earth with two astronauts on board has successfully launched a micro-satellite, roughly the size of a desktop printer.

Scientific apparatus carried by China's experimental space lab Tiangong-2 has began operating after being on standby mode for nearly seven days since it entered its preset orbit.

China has invited scientists from Pakistan, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and the European Union (EU) to watch the launch of its manned space flight to send two astronauts to join a space lab which has been put into orbit, a media report said today. China has been helping Pakistan's space programme.

China will launch its second space lab on Thursday, official media said Wednesday, as the Communist country works towards setting up its own space station, among several ambitious goals.

China will launch its second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 in the third quarter of this year to firm up its plans to build a manned space station to rival Russian space lab Mir.