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space1 year ago•2 min saved

Tianzhou 7 Completes Mission with Atmospheric Reentry

China's Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft, which delivered supplies to the Tiangong space station earlier this year, has been deorbited and burned up in Earth's atmosphere. After undocking from the station on November 10, it reentered the atmosphere on November 17, likely over the South Pacific Ocean. Before reentry, Tianzhou 7 released a 6U cubesat named Bayi-08 for Earth observation and communication purposes. Meanwhile, China has launched the Tianzhou 8 mission to continue resupplying the Tiangong station.

via Space.com|

#china #cubesat #deorbit

space2 years ago•3 min saved

"Tianzhou-7 Successfully Docks with China's Space Station"

China's Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft successfully docked at the Tiangong space station to resupply the outpost, marking the country's first space station mission of 2024. The spacecraft carried 260 items of cargo, including supplies for astronauts and various scientific experiments. China plans to launch three more missions to Tiangong in 2024, and is also exploring low-cost cargo alternatives. Additionally, there are plans to expand and maintain Tiangong for at least a decade, including the launch of a co-orbiting space telescope and a multipurpose module.

via SpaceNews|

#cargo-spacecraft #china #space

space2 years ago•7 min saved

"Axiom-3 Crew and Tianzhou 7 Cargo Space Station Missions Set for Launch This Week"

This week's space launches include Axiom-3, flying four private astronauts to the International Space Station, Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft heading for the Chinese Space Station, Japan launching a military reconnaissance satellite, the maiden flight of the Gravity-1 rocket by OrienSpace, and SpaceX's Starlink 6-37 mission. These launches continue a rapid cadence of flights, with 2024 likely to surpass the record 220 orbital launch attempts in 2023.

via NASASpaceflight.com|

#axiom-3 #rocket-launches #space