Tag: Tiangong 1
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Chinese space lab burns up on re-entry over Pacific Ocean
This radar image of the Tiangong 1 space lab was captured Sunday when the module was at an altitude of 100 miles (161 kilometers). Credit: Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Technology (Fraunhofer FHR) China’s Tiangong 1 space lab, home to two astronaut crews in 2012 and 2013, fell back to Earth uncontrolled…
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Tiangong-1 uncontrolled return – disposal corridor was over Pacific Ocean
The Chinese space station module Tiangong-1 completed a destructive uncontrolled re-entry on Sunday. The event was tracked by numerous global tracking assets – many predicting different entry points – as they fine-tuned the entry corridor likely resulted in some of the vehicle’s hardware surviving the fiery return. The first key element of China’s space station…
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China and U.S. say Tiangong-1 space lab plunged to a fiery doom over the Pacific
An artist’s conception shows the fiery breakup of China’s Tiangong-1 space lab. (AGI Illustration) China’s Tiangong-1 space lab is no more. The 8.5-ton spacecraft re-entered the atmosphere at about 5:15 p.m. PT today (00:15 GMT on April 2) over the Pacific Ocean, and any pieces that survived the fiery plunge should have fallen into the…
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No fooling: Skywatchers zero in on fiery fall of China’s Tiangong-1 space lab
An artist’s conception shows China’s Tiangong-1 space lab flying over the Gulf of Mexico. (The Aerospace Corp. via YouTube) After months of tracking China’s uncontrollable Tiangong-1 space lab, satellite watchers have narrowed down the time frame for its final, fiery plunge through the atmosphere — and it’s this weekend. Here are a few of the current…
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Out-of-control Chinese space lab expected to fall to Earth next year
An image of Tiangong 1 from an approaching Shenzhou spacecraft. Credit: CCTV China’s Tiangong 1 space lab, replaced by an upgraded human-rated research station launched last week, is heading for an uncontrolled re-entry back into Earth’s atmosphere in late 2017. The crash is not expected to cause any damage — only a small fraction of…
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Out-of-control Chinese space lab expected to fall to Earth next year
An image of Tiangong 1 from an approaching Shenzhou spacecraft. Credit: CCTV China’s Tiangong 1 space lab, replaced by an upgraded human-rated research station launched last week, is heading for an uncontrolled re-entry back into Earth’s atmosphere in late 2017. The crash is not expected to cause any damage — only a small fraction of…
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China’s Shenzhou-10 successfully docks with Tiangong-1
The three member crew of Shenzhou-10 docked with the Tiangong-1 space module at 05:11 UTC on Thursday, marking the start of 12 days of docked operations. The arrival of the Chinese spacecraft occurred without the fanfare of previous missions, with no live coverage and just one official line of success from China. The Shenzhou-10 mission:…