Chinese astronauts have implemented protection measures against space junk on the Tiangong space station following an incident where debris cracked the window of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft. This led ...

The docking restores a safe lifeboat for the three astronauts aboard Tiangong. While emergency return via the damaged Shenzhou-20 was technically possible, controllers deemed the cracked window too ...

China's Tiangong Space Station received new debris shields following a high-speed impact that fractured Shenzhou-20's window, ...

China's Shenzhou-22 mission blasted off on Tuesday as the country looks to plug safety risks to its crewed spaceflight program and space station after a vessel was damaged in orbit earlier this month.

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Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after they were briefly stranded at the nation's space station when space ...

Three veteran Chinese astronauts are home after being stuck for more than a week longer than planned aboard the Tiangong space station. Their return capsule was hit and damaged by space debris ...

China successfully launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to assist in the return of three astronauts stranded on the Tiangong space station. This mission is part of the country’s efforts to ...

BEIJING, China -- China's defunct and reportedly out-of-control Tiangong 1 space station is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere sometime this weekend. It poses only a slight risk to people and ...