China’s Tiangong in the news: crewed stays and a rough return window amid long-term orbit experiments and debris delays. Background: modular Chinese space station by CNSA, crewed by CNSA astronauts.
China has launched the Shenzhou-23 mission from Jiuquan, carrying three astronauts to the Tiangong space station. One crew member will undertake a full-year stay in orbit as part of preparations for future lunar missions, with two others conducting science, international collaboration, and maintenance aboard the station.