Tiangong-3 Current Affairs, GK & News
China launches Tianhe space station core module
On April 29, 2021, China launched the core module of its Space Station. This is an important milestone in the country’s ambitious plan of establishing a permanent human presence in space. The module that was launched is called Tianhe. The Space Station China is building is called Tiangong. Tiangong Tiangong means “Heavenly Space”. It is ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: China Space Programme • International Space Station • Tiangong 2 space lab • Tiangong program • Tiangong-1 • TIANGONG-2 • Tiangong-3
China’s First Unmanned Space Laboratory “Tiangong-1”
Tiangong-1, China’s first unmanned space laboratory was successfully launched from a site in the Gobi Desert. The literal meaning of the word Tiangong is heavenly palace. With this development, China has become the 3rd country after Russia and USA to operate a permanent space station. This space lab launched by China likely to be operational ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Topics: Chinese space station • Outer space • Shenzhou • Shenzhou program • Space program of the People's Republic of China • Space station • Spacecraft • Spaceflight • Tiangong program • Tiangong-1 • TIANGONG-2 • Tiangong-3
Tiangong-1: China’s First Spacelab
Tiangong-1 is the first space lab of China, scheduled to be launched in September 2011. It is prelude to a multiphase construction programme (Tiangong programme, or Project 921-2 ) aimed at building a large space station around 2020. The Tiangong-1 (Heavenly Palace-1) unmanned space lab prototype is scheduled to blast off shortly as a test-bed ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Topics: Chinese space station • Docking and berthing of spacecraft • Outer space • Shenzhou 8 • Shenzhou program • Space program of the People's Republic of China • Space station • Spacecraft • Spaceflight • Tiangong program • Tiangong-1 • Tiangong-3