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Tiangong 2
Chinese space station
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Shenzhou missions
space stations
- In space station: Tiangong
…crewed spaceflight, Shenzhou 11, visited Tiangong 2. Two astronauts stayed aboard the station for 33 days beginning in October 2016. The first in a series of uncrewed cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou 1, docked with Tiangong 2 in April 2017. Tiangong 1 and 2 reentered Earth’s atmosphere in April 2018 and July…
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Tiangong program
- In Tiangong
Tiangong 2 launched on September 15, 2016. Only one spaceflight, Shenzhou 11, visited Tiangong 2. Two astronauts stayed aboard the station for 33 days beginning in October 2016. An uncrewed cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou 1, performed docking and refueling maneuvers with the station in 2017. Tiangong…
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