Archiv: Tiangong-1 (space station / 2011-2018)


25.05.2026 - 14:00 [ Core Insights / Youtube ]

China Built The Most Advanced Space Station In Just 2 Years | Tiangong

Apr 30, 2026

China was rejected from the International Space Station in 2011 when the US Congress passed a law banning NASA from any cooperation with China‘s space program. Most nations would have accepted that and moved on. China did something completely different. They decided to build their own space station from scratch, alone, without any international help, and they finished it in just 2 years. The result is Tiangong, the Heavenly Palace, a 3-module space station orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth that is packed with technology so advanced it makes the ISS look like it belongs in a museum. From the world‘s first space microwave to smart circadian lighting, resistance band uniforms, and a robotic telescope 300 times wider than Hubble, what China quietly built up there is one of the most remarkable engineering achievements in human history.

28.03.2018 - 18:01 [ GlobalTimes.cn ]

China space laboratory expected to fall at month’s end

China‘s first space lab is expected to fall back to Earth between March 31 and April 4 and should burn up in the atmosphere, China‘s space authorities said Monday.

Having concluded its historic mission, Tiangong-1 has officially terminated sending data and entered its final phase of life on March 16, according to a notice issued by the China Manned Space Engineering Office on Monday.

28.03.2018 - 07:44 [ esa ]

Tiangong-1 reentry updates

The current estimated reentry window runs from the morning of 31 March to the early morning of 2 April (in UTC time); this is highly variable. Reentry will take place anywhere between 43ºN and 43ºS (see map here). Areas above or below these latitudes can be excluded. At no time will a precise time/location prediction from ESA be possible. This forecast was updated approximately weekly through to mid-March, and is now being updated every 1~2 days.