Space stations·CNSA

Tiangong

ActiveLaunched in 2021·LEO — 389 km

China's space station. Three modules (Tianhe, Wentian, Mengtian) permanently crewed since 2022.

Main objectives

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Tiangong ("heavenly palace") is permanently home to 3 taikonauts on 6-month rotations.

Timeline

Apr 29, 2021

Tianhe launch

Core module.

Jul 24, 2022

Wentian module

Oct 31, 2022

Mengtian module

Completion of the T-shaped station.

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Wentian — écologie de vie

Life ecology experiment cabinet with robotic glove box and -80°C cryogenic storage for life science

Wentian — centrifugeuse

900 mm centrifuge simulating varying gravity to study biological growth mechanisms

Mengtian — horloges atomiques

High-precision atomic clock system for fundamental physics tests and orbital metrology

Mengtian — atomes ultra-froids

Ultra-cold atom experiment rack for quantum physics and Bose-Einstein condensates

Mengtian — imagerie X

First space-based X-ray imaging system for high-temperature material analysis

Crew3

Mass~100 t

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