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Project 921-II

Human Spaceflight Space 

Tiangong 2

10 September 201723 September 2017 admin 3816 Views 0 Comments Project 921-II, Space Laboratory

China’s second Space Laboratory module, designed to demonstrate the medium-term orbital living and on-orbit refuelling capabilities, as well as to carry out space science and applications experiments.

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Human Spaceflight Space 

Tiangong 1

10 September 201723 September 2017 admin 3010 Views 0 Comments Project 921-II, Space Laboratory

Temporarily crew-tended space laboratory module, serving as a ‘target vehicle’ for the perfection of orbital rendezvous and docking, as well as demonstrating short-term orbital living.

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Human Spaceflight Space 

Shenzhou

25 August 201723 September 2017 admin 2837 Views 0 Comments Project 921-I, Project 921-II, Project 921-III

Capsule-type, non-reusable spacecraft vehicle designed to carry up to three astronauts for a solo orbital flight of up to 7 days, or to ferry them to the space station and then return them to Earth.

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Space Space Centres 

Wenchang Space Launch Centre

22 August 201717 September 2017 admin 2483 Views 0 Comments CZ-5, CZ-7, Project 921-II, Project 921-III

China’s fourth and newest spaceport, capable of supporting the next-generation CZ-5 and CZ-7 launch vehicles. Operational since 2016.

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Launch Vehicles Space 

Chang Zheng-2F

20 August 201710 September 2017 admin 2474 Views 0 Comments Jiuquan, Project 921-I, Project 921-II, Project 921-III, Shenzhou, Tiangong 1, Tiangong 2

Crew-rated two-stage liquid-propellant launch vehicle developed from the CZ-2E, capable of delivering 8,000 kg payload to 200 km LEO. Have been used for the launch of the Shenzhou vehicles, Tiangong 1, and Tiangong 2.

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