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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1080 on: 03/23/2025 08:42 am »

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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1081 on: 03/24/2025 04:01 pm »
China's space station to study planarian regeneration.

China's space station is set to introduce a novel participant in its space science experiments -- the planarian, a creature renowned for its extraordinary regenerative capabilities, China Media Group reported on Saturday.

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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1082 on: 04/03/2025 12:51 pm »
https://twitter.com/heospace/status/1905382489335693565

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We captured this image of the Chinese Space Station using a @BlackSky_Inc satellite. This NEI mission was captured from a distance of 83 km, with a resolution of 0.17 m/px.

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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1083 on: 04/12/2025 02:16 am »
Since I haven't seen others pick up on my recent social media posts on bluesky:

Space Force have cataloged an object released from the Chinese Space Station around Apr 6 or 7. 63523/2021-035E is possibly (but far from certainly) the Naxing-4A/B cubesat payload from Tsinghua University that was carried to the station by the Tianzhou-8 freighter in November.

Meanwhile I took another look at the data on 2021-035D and conclude that it is also a payload. It was ejected from
CSS on 2024 Dec 6 at about 1730UTC; it made small orbit adjustments on Dec 28, Dec 30 and Jan 4,
and reentered on 2025 Apr 10.
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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1084 on: 04/20/2025 07:58 am »

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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1085 on: 04/23/2025 07:27 am »
The flight of the first astronaut from Pakistan is already being prepared:

https://twitter.com/ChinaScience/status/1914880658398118238

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China and Pakistan are jointly advancing the selection of Pakistani astronaut for a joint space mission. Two candidates will travel to China for training following initial screenings, with one finalist to be selected as a payload specialist to carry out the joint crewed mission and conduct Pakistani space experiments in orbit.

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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1086 on: 04/30/2025 02:43 pm »
Completed CSS operation milestones:

2021
Apr. 29 at 3:23 UTC - launch of Tianhe on CZ-5B
May 29 at 12:55 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 2 on CZ-7
May 29 at 21:01 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 2 with aft port of Tianhe (+propellant transfer)
June 17 at 1:22 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 12 [Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo] on CZ-2F/G
June 17 at 7:54 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 12 [Nie, Liu, Tang] with forward port of Tianhe
July 4 at 0:11–6:57 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-1) from Tianhe airlock (test of new space suits, installation of foot restraints, work platform and exterior panoramic camera, emergency return to airlock training) [Liu, Tang]
Aug. 20 at 0:38–6:33 UTC spacewalk (EVA-2) from Tianhe airlock (installation of external pump assembly, panoramic camera activation, foot restraints & extravehicular working platform installation on the robotic arm) [Nie, Liu]
Sep. 16 at 0:56 UTC - undocking of Shenzhou 12 from forward port of Tianhe (+rendezvous test at nadir port) [Nie, Liu, Tang]
Sep. 17 at 4:45–4:48–5:34 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & landing of Shenzhou 12 [Nie, Liu, Tang]
Sep. 18 at 2:25~6:25 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 2 from aft port of Tianhe and docking with forward port of Tianhe (+propellant transfer testing)
Sep. 20 at 7:10 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 3 on CZ-7
Sep. 20 at 14:08 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 3 with aft port of Tianhe
Oct. 15 at 16:23 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 13 on CZ-2F/G [Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, Ye Guangfu]
Oct. 15 at 22:56 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 13 with nadir port of Tianhe [Zhai, Wang, Ye]
Nov. 7 at 10:51–17:16 UTC spacewalk (EVA-3) from Tianhe airlock (testing of new spacesuit, installation of robotic arm adapter/end effector) [Zhai, Wang]
Dec. 26  at 10:44–16:55 UTC spacewalk (EVA-4) from Tianhe airlock (deployment of external camera platform C, object translation movement testing) [Zhai, Ye]

2022
Jan. 5 at 22:12–22:59 UTC - robotic arm relocation testing of Tianzhou 2 (near port side port)
Jan. 7 at 21:56–23:55 UTC - undocking & docking of Tianzhou 2 at forward port of Tianhe (manual docking test)
Mar. 27 at 7:59 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 2 from forward port of Tianhe for EOM
Mar. 31 at 10:40 UTC - reentry of Tianzhou 2 over the South Pacific
Apr. 14 at 16:44 UTC - undocking of Shenzhou 13 from nadir port of Tianhe [Zhai, Wang, Ye]
Apr. 16 at 1:07–1:09~1:31–1:56 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & jettison of PM & landing of Shenzhou 13 [Zhai, Wang, Ye]
Apr. 19 at 21:02–01:06 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 3 from aft port & docking at forward port of Tianhe
May 10 at 17:56 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 4 on CZ-7
May 11 at 0:47 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 4 with aft port of Tianhe
June 5 at 2:44 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 14 on CZ-2F/G [Chen Dong, Liu Yang, Cai Xuzhe]
June 5 at 9:42 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 14 with nadir port of Tianhe [Chen, Liu, Cai]
July 17 at 2:59 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 3 from forward port of Tianhe for EOM
July 24 at 6:22 UTC - launch of Wentian on CZ-5B
July 24 at 19:08–19:13 UTC - (soft/hard) docking of Wentian at forward port of Tianhe
July 27 at 3:31 UTC - reentry of Tianzhou 3 over the South Pacific
Sep. 2 at 10:26–16:33 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-5) from Wentian airlock (installation of coolant pump on Wentian, raising a panoramic camera and testing of the small robotic arm) [Chen, Liu]
Sep. 17 at 5:35–9:47 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-6) from Wentian airlock (installation of foot restraint B and an assisting hatch handle, installation of a circulating pump and demonstration of extravehicular emergency rescue procedures) [Chen, Cai]
Sep. 30 3:45–4:44 UTC - robotic relocation of Wentian from forward to starboard on Tianhe
Oct. 31 at 7:37 UTC - launch of Mengtian on CZ-5B
October 31 at 20:27 UTC - docking of Mengtian at forward port of Tianhe
Nov. 3 at 0:48–1:32 UTC - robotic relocation of Mengtian from forward to port on Tianhe
Nov. 9 at 6:55 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 4 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM
Nov. 12 at 2:03 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 5 on CZ-7
Nov. 12 at 4:10 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 5 with aft port of Tianhe
Nov. 13 at 22:02 UTC - deployment of CubeSat Zhixing 3A (智星三号A, SmartSAT 3A) from Tianzhou 4
Nov. 14 at 23:21 UTC - reentry of Tianzhou 4
Nov. 17 at 3:16–8:50 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-7) from Wentian airlock (installing an inter-module connecting device (handrail) and raising the Wentian panoramic camera A) [Chen, Cai]
Nov. 29 at 15:08 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 15 on CZ-2F/G [Fei, Deng, Zhang]
Nov. 29 at 21:41 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 15 with forward port of Tianhe [Fei, Deng, Zhang]
Dec. 4 at 3:01 UTC - undocking of Shenzhou 14 from nadir port of Tianhe
Dec. 4 at ~11:20–11:22~11:45–12:08 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & jettison of PM & landing of Shenzhou 14 [Chen, Liu, Cai]
Dec. 18 at 1:30 UTC - deployment of CubeSat XW 4 (CAS 10, Macau Student Science 1) from Tianzhou 5 external dispenser

2023
Feb. 9 at 9:10–16:16 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-8) from Wentian airlock (installation of an external pump on Mengtian) [Fei, Zhang]
Feb. 28 - spacewalk (EVA-9) from Wentian airlock [Fei, Zhang]
Mar. 30 - spacewalk (EVA-10) from Wentian airlock [Fei, Zhang]
Apr. 15 - spacewalk (EVA-11) from Wentian airlock (installation of an external pump, laying inter-module cables and installation of a supporting bar for the exposed payloads platform) [Fei, Zhang]
May 5 at 7:26 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 5 from aft port of Tianhe
May 10 at 13:22 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 6 on CZ-7
May 10 at 21:16 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 6 to aft port of Tianhe
May 30 at 1:31 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 16 on CZ-2F/G [Jing, Zhu, Gui]
May 30 at 8:29 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 16 to nadir port of Tianhe [Jing, Zhu, Gui]
June 3 at 13:29 UTC - undocking of Shenzhou 15 from forward port of Tianhe [Fei, Deng, Zhang]
June 3 at 21:41–21:43–22:04–22:07–22:18–22:33 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & jettison of PM & reentry & parachute deployment & landing of Shenzhou 15 [Fei, Deng, Zhang]
June 5 at 19:10 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 5 with forward port of Tianhe
July 20 at ~5:40–13:40 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-12) from Wentian airlock (deployment of external panoramic cameras B on Tianhe and A&B on Mengtian) [Jing, Zhu]
Sep. 11 at 8:46 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 5 from forward port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
Sep. 12 at 1:13 UTC - reentry of Tianzhou 5
Oct. 26 at 3:14 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 17 on CZ-2F/G [Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, Jiang Xinlin]
Oct. 26 at 9:46 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 17 to forward port of Tianhe [Tang, Tang, Jiang]
Oct. 30 at 12:37 UTC - undocking of Shenzhou 16 from nadir port of Tianhe [Jing, Zhu, Gui]
Oct. 30 at 23:21–23:22–23:48~23:51–23:57–0:11 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & jettison of PM & reentry & parachute deployment & landing of Shenzhou 16 [Jing, Zhu, Gui]
Dec. 21 at 6:10–13:35 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-13) from Wentian airlock (repair of a Tianhe module solar array damaged by micrometeor strikes) [Tang, Tang]

2024
Jan. 12 at 8:02 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 6 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
Jan. 17 at 14:27 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 7 on CZ-7
Jan. 17 at 17:46 - docking of Tianzhou 7 to aft port of Tianhe
Jan. 18 at 6:43 UTC - deployment of CubeSat Dalian 1 (Lianli) from Tianzhou 6 external dispenser
Jan. 19 at 12:37 UTC - reentry of Tianzhou 6
Mar. 1 at ~21:30–5:33 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-14) from Wentian airlock (repair of a Tianhe module solar array damaged by micrometeor strikes) [Tang, Jiang]
Apr. 25 at 12:59 - launch of Shenzhou 18 on CZ-2F/G [Ye Guangfu, Li Guangsu, Li Cong]
Apr. 25 at 19:32 - docking of Shenzhou 18 to nadir port of Tianhe [Ye, Li, Li]
Apr. 30 at 0:43 UTC - undocking of Shenzhou 17 from forward port of Tianhe [Tang, Tang, Jiang]
Apr. 30 at 8:55–8:56–9:13–9:33–9:46 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & reentry & parachute deployment & landing of Shenzhou 17 [Tang, Tang, Jiang]
May 28 at 0:35–8:58 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-15) from Wentian airlock (installation of space debris protection, inspection of extravehicular equipment & facilities) [Ye, Li Guangsu]
July 3 at ~8:21–14:51 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-16) from Wentian airlock (installation of space debris protection, inspection of extravehicular equipment & facilities) [Ye, Li Cong]
Oct. 29 at 20:27 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 19 on CZ-2F/G [Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, Wang Haoze]
Oct. 30 at 3:00 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 19 to forward port of Tianhe [Cai, Song, Wang]
Nov. 3 at 8:12 UTC - undocking from nadir port of Tianhe & landing of Shenzhou 18 [Ye, Li, Li]
Nov. 3 at at 16:34–16:35–16:58–17:03–17:11–17:24 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & jettison of PM & reentry & parachute deployment & landing of Shenzhou 18 [Ye, Li, Li]
Nov. 10 at 8:30 UTC - undocking of Tianzhou 7 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
Nov. 15 at 15:30 UTC - launch of Tianzhou 8 on CZ-7
Nov. 15 at 18:32 UTC - docking of Tianzhou 8 to aft port of Tianhe
Nov. 16 - deployment of CubeSat Nanjing (Bayi 08) from Tianzhou 7 external dispenser
Dec. 17 at 4:51–13:57 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-17) from Wentian airlock (installation of debris protection equipment, inspecting external facilities, checking various apparatuses) [Cai, Song]

2025
Jan. 20 at 8:55–17:12 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-18) from Wentian airlock (installation of debris protection equipment, inspecting external facilities, checking various apparatuses) [Cai, Song]
Mar. 21 at 5:45–12:50 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-19) from Wentian airlock (installation of debris protection equipment & moving aids, inspecting external facilities) [Cai, Song]
Apr. 24 at 9:17 UTC - launch of Shenzhou 20 on CZ-2F/G [Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, Wang Jie]
Apr. 24 at 15:49 UTC - docking of Shenzhou 20 to nadir port of Tianhe [Chen, Chen, Wang]
Apr. 29 at 20:00 - undocking from forward port of Tianhe of Shenzhou 19 [Cai, Song, Wang]
Apr. 29 at 4:17–4:18–4:42–4:45–4:54–5:08 UTC - jettison of OM & deorbit burn & jettison of PM & reentry & parachute deployment & landing of Shenzhou 19 [Cai, Song, Wang]
May 22 ~0:50–8:49 UTC - spacewalk (EVA-20) from Tianhe airlock (installation of debris protection equipment & inspection and disposal of extravehicular equipment and facilities) [Chen, Chen]

Guesstimated current timeline of upcoming CSS operations:

July - undocking of Tianzhou 8 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
July 14 - launch of Tianzhou 9 on CZ-7
July 14 - docking of Tianzhou 9 to aft port of Tianhe
July 16 - reentry of Tianzhou 8
Oct. 28 - launch of Shenzhou 21 on CZ-2F/G
Oct. 28 - docking of Shenzhou 21 to forward port of Tianhe
Nov. 2 - undocking from nadir port of Tianhe & landing of Shenzhou 20 [Chen, Chen, Wang]

2026
Apr. 14 - undocking of Tianzhou 9 from aft port of Tianhe for EOM & reentry
Apr. 14 - launch of Tianzhou 10 on CZ-7
Apr. 14 - docking of Tianzhou 10 to aft port of Tianhe
Apr. 14 - reentry of Tianzhou 9
Apr. 28 - launch of Shenzhou 22 on CZ-2F/G
Apr. 28 - docking of Shenzhou 22 to nadir port of Tianhe
Oct. 27 - launch of Shenzhou 23 on CZ-2F/G
Oct. 27 - docking of Shenzhou 23 to forward port of Tianhe

2027
NET 2027 - launch of Xuntian on CZ-5B
Late 2027? - launch of multipurpose module on CZ-5B

2033
Early 2033? - launch of science module on CZ-5B
Late 2033? - launch of science module on CZ-5B

Corrections & input welcome!

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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1087 on: 05/13/2025 10:53 am »

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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1088 on: 05/19/2025 05:57 pm »
Chinese Space Station
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🧐👏Chinese scientists have discovered a new microbial species aboard the @CNSpaceStation — Niallia tiangongensis.

🔬It could help engineers design better ways to control microbes and turn waste into useful resources, both in space and on Earth. [📷/CMS]

https://twitter.com/CNSpaceStation/status/1924381100950110274

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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1089 on: 05/21/2025 02:36 pm »
EVA-20 coming up soon, probably early May 22 UTC.

Source: https://english.news.cn/20250521/80f750b7c0df4bce9e03510f0d23f326/c.html

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BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-20 crew members, who are currently on board China's space station, will conduct their first extravehicular activities (EVAs) within the next few days, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Wednesday.

Since entering the Tiangong space station on April 25, the three astronauts have completed a series of tasks in orbit, including the rotation with their predecessors Shenzhou-19 crew members, the maintenance and upkeep of the space station platform, inspections and tests of EVA suits, and medical rescue exercises.

All space science experiments have been progressing as planned, the agency said.

It also confirmed that the three Shenzhou-20 crew members are in good health and the space station is operating smoothly, ready for the upcoming space walk.
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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1090 on: 05/22/2025 11:24 am »
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At 16:49 Beijing time on May 22, 2025 , after about 8 hours of extravehicular activities, the Shenzhou 20 crew astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie worked closely together, and with the support of ground scientific researchers, the astronauts exited the core module node module and installed the space debris protection device that had been exited through the cargo airlock and transferred to the transfer position by the robotic arm to the predetermined position. At the same time, they carried out tasks such as inspection and disposal of extravehicular equipment and facilities. The extravehicular astronauts Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui have safely returned to the Tianhe core module, and the extravehicular activities were a complete success. This is the first time that astronauts have exited the space module through the Tianhe core module node module since the space station entered the application and development stage. The astronaut extravehicular and cargo extravehicular missions were implemented in conjunction for the first time. Astronaut Chen Dong walked in space again after two years, and astronaut Chen Zhongrui performed an extravehicular mission for the first time.

Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YEMZ0X3idTPU1gERo8UKmg
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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1092 on: 05/23/2025 08:42 am »
Some photos for EVA-20 from May 22nd by Xinhua:

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Re: Tiangong - Chinese Space Station
« Reply #1093 on: 05/23/2025 03:00 pm »
Andrew Jones: "Shenzhou-20 astronauts Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui completed a roughly 8-hour spacewalk at 0849 UTC today, according to China's human spaceflight agency. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YEMZ0X3idT..."

https://cn.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202505/23/WS682fcdf5a3102053770348ab.html

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At 08:50, astronaut Chen Dong opened the hatch of the core module node module and was the first to exit the cabin.

After Chen Dong boarded the robotic arm, he completed the equipment transfer with the cooperation of 02 astronaut Chen Zhongrui. At 12:12, astronaut Chen Zhongrui exited the cabin and worked with Chen Dong. During this time, astronaut Wang Jie provided support in the Tianhe core module. This is the first time that astronauts have exited the cabin through the Tianhe core module node module since entering the application and development stage of the space station.

The extravehicular mission this time is to install the space debris protection device that has been exited through the cargo airlock and transferred to the transfer position by the robotic arm to the predetermined position, and at the same time carry out tasks such as inspection and disposal of extravehicular equipment and facilities. At 16:49, astronauts Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui safely returned to the Tianhe core module, closed the cabin door, and the extravehicular activity was a complete success.

7h59min long EVA

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