The Tiangong space station (Chinese: 天宫; pinyin: Tiāngōng; lit. 'Heavenly Palace'), officially in English the China Space Station (CSS; 中国空间站; Zhōngguó kōngjiānzhàn), is China's first permanently crewed space station, in low Earth orbit since 2021. Operated by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), it is China's third space station, under the Tiangong subprogram of the China Manned Space Program. A space laboratory, it hosts experiments on bioastronautics, microgravity, materials science and space technology.
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Tiangong space station article, lead section
It is one of two operational space stations, alongside the International Space Station (ISS).
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It is one of two operational space stations, alongside the International Space Station (ISS).
Operated By: China Manned Space Agency, Tiangong space station, lead section
Operated by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA)
Mission Of: Tiangong Program, Tiangong space station article, lead section (program link)
it is China's third space station, under the Tiangong subprogram of the China Manned Space Program.
Part Of: Tiangong Program, Article text
under the Tiangong subprogram of the China Manned Space Program
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