China’s New Station Presents Challenges, Opportunities In Space

launch to Tiangong space station
China launched into low Earth orbit the first section of the Tiangong space station at the end of April (pictured) and on June 17 launched a three-man crew to begin setup of the station.
Credit: CNSA
There was a time when the idea of Americans and Russians training and flying together in space was shocking and absurd. But by the time cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev took a seat aboard the U.S. shuttle Discovery in February 1994, plans were well underway for a superpower space marriage that endures...

China’s New Station Presents Challenges, Opportunities In Space is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.

Subscribe now to read this content, plus receive critical analysis into emerging trends, technological advancements, operational best practices and continuous updates to policy, requirements and budgets.

Already a subscriber to AW&ST or AWIN? Log in with your existing email and password.