A view of the Sun on the horizon from Tianhe ahead of the Shenzhou-12 docking. Credit: BACC/CCTV/screenshot HELSINKI — The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft docked with China’s space station module hours after ...

Components of the Long March 5B (Y2) to launch the Chinese space station core module at a facility in Tianjin. Credit: CMSA HELSINKI — The Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket to launch China’s first space ...

The Tianzhou 4 freighter docked with the Tianhe core module about 6.5 hours after lifting off. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

China is expected to launch the second module for its Tiangong space station on Sunday (July 24) from Wenchang spaceport in south China. The Wentian module will launch on board the huge Long March 5B ...

China launched the first module of a planned space station on Wednesday. The Chinese space agency hopes to complete the sophisticated research lab in 2022, securing its status as a space superpower ...