Shenzhou-19 astronauts simulate natural photosynthesis, bringing long-haul crewed missions a step closer to reality.

The Shenzhou XIX trio, the eighth group of inhabitants of the Chinese space station, were launched on Oct 30 by a Long March ...

Two Chinese astronauts completed an 8.5-hour spacewalk on Jan. 20, a sojourn that installed debris shielding outside the ...

Song Lingdong, a member of the Shenzhou XIX crew aboard ... colossal orbital station. The third crew member, Lieutenant ...

The 12 experiments carried out at the Tiangong space station focused on key technologies such as the conversion of carbon dioxide at room temperature.

Astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have been getting some assistance from an "intelligent" robot. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze — the crew of the current Shenzhou 19 ...

Moon Fuel: A New Way to Generate Oxygen and Fuel in Space Space missions require efficient ways to produce oxygen and fuel.

China's Shenzhou-19 crew aboard the orbiting Tiangong space station has carried out a variety ... The astronauts placed the robot inside a simulated pipeline, powered it up and pressed the task ...

China's Shenzhou-16 crew have a "garden of vegetables in space. "The plants that grow in the garden are watered in the ...

16, 2024 shows China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-8 as it completes docking with the orbiting Tiangong space station ... Gamma-ray Polarimeter II (POLAR-2) are expected to make breakthroughs ...

Like billions of other people around the world, the astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station (or taikonauts, as they're known at home) are celebrating the Lunar New Year holiday.

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