TIANGONG

Oct 30 2024SCIENCE

China's Tiangong Mission: A New Crew Ready for Space Adventure

Get ready for an exciting space adventure! China is about to launch a new crew to their Tiangong space station. Among the three astronauts is China's only female spaceflight engineer, Wang Haoze. She's 34 and full of dreams! The team will perform experiments to help China's goal of landing on the Moon by 2030. They'll even test how bricks made from Moon-like material...

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Oct 24 2024SCIENCE

China's Next Space Adventure: Shenzhou-19 Crew Prepares for Launch

Get ready for the next big chapter in China's space exploration story! The Shenzhou-19 crew is gearing up for their mission to the Tiangong space station. Their 203-foot-long (62 meters) Long March 2F rocket is already sitting on the launch pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. This isn't just any rocket; it's the one that will carry the Shenzhou...

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Sep 06 2024SCIENCE

Are Tiny Microbes Holding the Key to Finding Alien Life?

Chinese astronauts are on a mission to uncover whether some of Earth's oldest lifeforms can survive in the harsh conditions of space. They're studying anaerobic archaea, single-celled organisms that have been around since the dawn of time, aboard the Tiangong space station. These hardy microbes eat hydrogen and carbon dioxide, producing methane as a byproduct. But ...

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