China's modular space station program, operated by the China National Space Administration. The Tianhe core module launched in April 2021, followed by the Wentian and Mengtian laboratory modules in 2022, completing a three-module station comparable in scale to Mir. This program is independent of any other country's current space station effort.
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Mission Type Launch DateDate of the Tianhe core module launch, the first component of the current Tiangong station. OutcomeIn progress as of the mid-2020s; the three-module Tiangong space station has been continuously crewed since 2022. 1 Mission Type
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This program is independent and unconnected to any other international space-active countries.
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The Tiangong program (Chinese: 天宫空间站工程; pinyin: Tiāngōng kōngjiānzhàn gōngchéng; lit. 'Heavenly Palace Space Station Project') is China's space program to create a modular space station, comparable to Mir.
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The Tiangong program (Chinese: 天宫空间站工程; pinyin: Tiāngōng kōngjiānzhàn gōngchéng; lit. 'Heavenly Palace Space Station Project') is China's space program to create a modular space station, comparable to Mir.
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it is China's third space station, under the Tiangong subprogram of the China Manned Space Program.
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under the Tiangong subprogram of the China Manned Space Program
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a series of Chinese automated cargo spacecraft developed from China's first prototype space station Tiangong-1 to resupply its modular space station
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a series of Chinese automated cargo spacecraft developed from China's first prototype space station Tiangong-1 to resupply its modular space station
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