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China launches 3rd and final space station component

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] China’s third and final module docked with its permanent space station Tuesday to further a more than decade-long effort to maintain a constant crewed presence in orbit, as its competition with the U.S. grows increasingly fierce. The Mengtian module arrived at the Tiangong station early Tuesday morning, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing the China […]

China launches first solar observatory to solve mystery of Sun’s eruptions

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] China launched the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), nicknamed Kuafu-1 in Chinese at 7.43 AM Beijing time (5.13 AM IST) on October 9, according to Chinese state-run media outlet Xinhua. Since then, ASO-S, which represents the country’s ambitions to unravel the mysteries of the Sun, has entered its planned orbit. According to Nature, the […]

China closely tracking debris of its most powerful rocket

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Remnants of a large, newly launched Chinese rocket are expected to streak back through the atmosphere this coming weekend in an uncontrolled re-entry the Beijing government said on Wednesday would be closely tracked but poses little risk to anyone on the ground. The Long March 5B rocket blasted off Sunday to deliver a laboratory […]

Space news weekly recap: China space station module launch, Webb’s ‘purple swirl’,’ and more

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] From the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter being ‘grounded’ on the red planet due to it being winter and dust season there to China once again launching a space station module with its giant rocket, last week was an exciting period for all space enthusiasts. Here is our recap of the most important space news that […]

China launches second space station module, Wentian

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] China on Sunday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year’s end. A live feed on state broadcaster CCTV showed the 23-tonne Wentian (“Quest for the Heavens”) laboratory module launching on the back of China’s most powerful […]

Heads up, again: China set to launch space station module with giant rocket

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Another big Chinese rocket is about to go up Sunday, and once again, no one knows where or when it will come down. It will be a replay of two earlier launches of the same rocket, the Long March 5B, which is one of the largest currently in use and designed to carry massive […]