The Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft closed out a very successful mission via a targeted destructive re-entry on Friday, concluding a critical demonstration of China’s cargo resupply architecture in anticipation of the deployment of a large modular space station later this decade.
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China’s Tianzhou-1 cargo resupply spacecraft completed an express link-up with the unoccupied Tiangong-2 space laboratory on Tuesday, continuing a shakedown mission to pave the way to an operational cargo architecture for the upcoming Chinese Space Station (CSS).
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China’s Tiangong-2 space laboratory and Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft spent five hours apart on Monday in a deliberate maneuver to undock the resupply ship and fly it around the ‘Heavenly Palace’ before bringing it back for a re-docking
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China’s Tianzhou-1 cargo resupply craft, currently docked to the Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory completed its second in-orbit refueling demonstration
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The re-entry of the upper stage of China’s Long March 7 rocket that recently launched the country’s first orbital logistics mission was captured by dozens of observers in the Uzbek Capital of Tashkent.
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China successfully completed its first refueling exercise in orbit between the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft and the Tiangong-2 space laboratory, marking the completion of the last crucial demonstration before the country can begin the deployment of its planned modular Space Station currently expected to start in 2018.
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China’s Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft arrived at its orbital destination Saturday morning, successfully docking with the Tiangong-2 space laboratory to conclude the first chapter in a pathfinder mission
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China’s aspirations of establishing a permanent outpost in orbit around Earth reached new heights on Thursday with the successful launch of the country’s first Tianzhou cargo spacecraft – embarking on a five-month shakedown mission to demonstrate China can keep its future modular space station stocked up on supplies and fuel.
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China’s Long March 7 rocket was moved to its launch pad on Hainan Island on Monday for the country’s first orbital logistics mission to prove critical technologies for the upcoming Chinese Space Station (CSS) that will begin deployment in 2018 to build a permanent Chinese outpost in orbit.
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China is progressing toward the country’s first logistics mission set for liftoff in April to demonstrate a critical component of the long-term operation of China’s Space Station CSS that is being readied to begin deployment in 2018
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