China is launching its first space laboratory module Tiangong 1 today (Sept. 29) on a critical test flight to demonstrate the vital docking technology required for a future space station.

China's first space lab module, Tiangong 1, launched into orbit today aboard a Long March 2F rocket. The prototype is expected to be a stepping stone toward the country's goal of constructing a ...

China on Sunday successfully launched the first lab module for its under-construction space station, the latest step in the country's ambitious programme to complete it by year's end. The giant ...

China successfully added a laboratory module to its orbiting space station Metro Science Reporter Published July 26, 2022 7:34am Updated July 26, 2022 7:34am Comments ...

MOSCOW – Russia’s long-delayed lab module successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, eight days after it was launched from the Russian space launch facility in ...

The lab module's carrier — a Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket — blasted off at 3:37 pm from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southernmost island province of Hainan.