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Tiangong Program

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China's modular space station program, operated by the China National Space Administration. The Tianhe core module launched in April 2021, followed by the Wentian and Mengtian laboratory modules in 2022, completing a three-module station comparable in scale to Mir. This program is independent of any other country's current space station effort.

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Mission Type
Space station program 1
Launch Date
2021-04-29 1
Date of the Tianhe core module launch, the first component of the current Tiangong station.
Outcome
In progress as of the mid-2020s; the three-module Tiangong space station has been continuously crewed since 2022. 1
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China National Space Administration, Space Agencies and Companies
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Wikimedia FoundationTiangong program, Background section
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This program is independent and unconnected to any other international space-active countries.
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationTiangong program, lead section
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