Jalopnik

China Launched The Core Module Of Its New Space Station

Earlier today, China put Tianhe, the core module of its new space station, into orbit. It's the 12th space station to be put into orbit (Salyuts 1 and 3 through 7 , Mir, Skylab, the ISS and the two ...
Jalopnik

Our First Real Look At China's New Space Station Module Confirms It's A Lot Like The Old Mir Space Station

China has been in the process of developing a modular space station for years, and the core module of such a station is now ready for launch. The station core module, called Tianhe (that means ...
SpaceNews

China launches Tianhe space station core module into orbit

Liftoff of the Long March 5B rocket carrying the Tianhe core module for the Chinese Space Station. Credit: CCTV/framegrab HELSINKI — China successfully launched a 22-metric-ton module April 28, ...
CNET

China launches core module for new space station: What you need to know

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...