Another busy week of launches is upon us, with China set to launch three taikonauts to its Tiangong space station & India to launch a new satellite for the Indian Navy.
Meanwhile, SpaceX will launch 3 Starlink missions and a Bandwagon rideshare.
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Meanwhile, SpaceX will launch 3 Starlink missions and a Bandwagon rideshare.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Four specially selected mice will join the #Shenzhou-21 crew on #China’s upcoming #space mission! Chosen for their close genetic similarities to humans, they will help researchers better understand life in space. The taikonauts say they’re thrilled to have these little
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Meanwhile, taikonauts aboard the Tiangong space station have completed the fourth spacewalk of their crew rotation, as China prepares to launch its next three astronauts at the end of this month.
October 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Cosmonauts and taikonauts are the real deal, too, for all their countries's issues.
October 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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@globaltimesnews: 【Video】The #Shenzhou18’s return capsule successfully touched down at the Dongfeng landing site early Monday morning, with all three taikonauts aboard in good health! Take a look back at their incredible journey home. https://t.co/yyI5ENuFdW
November 4, 2024 at 3:54 AM
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@globaltimesnews: To ensure the safety and health of the taikonauts and the complete success of the mission, the return of the #Shenzhou19 manned spacecraft, originally scheduled for April 29, has been postponed to a more favorable time in the near future. The decision was made because meteorologica
April 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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#Trivia QOTD: Like Cosmonauts and Astronauts, Taikonauts are people who have travelled to space -- what country gives them that name?
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March 7, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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@globaltimesnews: Bon voyage! A see-off ceremony was held on Thursday afternoon ahead of Shenzhou-18’s scheduled launch at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in NW China. Several thousand people, including the friends and families of the taikonauts, media and spectators from across the country, gat
April 25, 2024 at 10:51 AM
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#SpaceMission #China #taikonauts The Chinese Shenzhou 19 space mission has ended english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/04/30/t...
The Chinese Shenzhou 19 space mission has ended
A few hours ago, the three Chinese taikonauts of the Shenzhou 19 mission returned to Earth after spending a little more than six months on the Chinese space...
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April 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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China launches Shenzhou 21 mission, carrying 3 taikonauts – and 4 mice – to replace space station crew
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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center — China launched its Shenzhou-21 spacecraft on Friday, carrying a new three-person crew to man…
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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center — China launched its Shenzhou-21 spacecraft on Friday, carrying a new three-person crew to man…
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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center — China launched its Shenzhou-21 spacecraft on Friday, carrying a new three-person crew to man the country's Tiangong space
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October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Yibo, thinking: those taikonauts, man. They have to study so many different things, and train really hard physically. I'd struggle to keep up.
Yibo, to interviewer, who can probably only do 1 and a half things half as well as Yibo can do 8: No, not me. Not an all-rounder.
Yibo, to interviewer, who can probably only do 1 and a half things half as well as Yibo can do 8: No, not me. Not an all-rounder.
January 7, 2024 at 9:06 PM
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taikonauts
TL note: Chinese for astronauts
TL note: Chinese for astronauts
October 30, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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@globaltimesnews: Have a look at the latest promotional video introducing the recent developments in China’s manned spaceflight program! It includes an animated demonstration of a manned moon landing. The plan is to send taikonauts to the moon before 2030 to complete multiple tasks such as landing,
November 21, 2024 at 6:41 AM
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@PDChina: The #Shenzhou18 taikonauts on board China's orbiting space station completed their second spacewalk on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. https://t.co/n9uJ5fhHBs
July 3, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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Taikonauts Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong have broken the world record for the longest spacewalk!
Details here -> phazzee.substack.com/p/shenzhou-1...
Details here -> phazzee.substack.com/p/shenzhou-1...
December 17, 2024 at 11:39 PM
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China Sends Youngest Astronaut and Lab Mice to Tiangong Space Station
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November 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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China launches Shenzhou-17 crew for a six-month stay on Tiangong space station: www.collectspace.com/news/news-10...
October 26, 2023 at 3:34 AM
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@globaltimesnews: China will launch the Shenzhou-19 manned mission to #Tiangong space station in late October and conduct the fifth in-orbit crew rotation with the Shenzhou-18 taikonauts, according to the China Manned Space Agency on Tuesday. https://t.co/6djWiWWkzJ
October 1, 2024 at 2:33 AM
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@globaltimesnews: Weighing a total of 31.5 kilograms, the sixth batch of scientific samples that was returned to Earth by China’s #Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship has been delivered to scientists in Beijing on Wednesday. The Shenzhou-17 mission marks the first time that Chinese taikonauts have carried
May 1, 2024 at 7:17 AM
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@XHNews: More than 20 candidates have been shortlisted for the final selection of China's fourth generation of taikonauts, including several candidates from Hong Kong and Macao, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference on Wednesday https://t.co/T0yZUGTFE1 https://t.co/KzHr7RqUX5
October 25, 2023 at 5:04 AM
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This week saw a new crew of taikonauts heading to the Tiangong Space Station, after the brief low orbit publicity stunt the previous week. So after seeing this on FB I thought I’d share this. And let’s not forget the many women of NASA who are true astronauts and scientists that Trump wants to erase
April 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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China conducted simulated takeoff and landing tests with its Lanyue lunar lander yesterday, bringing taikonauts one step closer to the Moon!
Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/lanyue-lun...
Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/lanyue-lun...
August 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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For Artemis III before taikonauts make moonfall, yeah, Starship’s the bigger concern there.
But more broadly problematic is this: the US has spent big $$$ supporting/building hardware for lunar return (Obama era counts, IMO) for decades on end—only to be here, reliant on a wild Hail Mary via SpaceX
But more broadly problematic is this: the US has spent big $$$ supporting/building hardware for lunar return (Obama era counts, IMO) for decades on end—only to be here, reliant on a wild Hail Mary via SpaceX
September 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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China launched Shenzhou-21 carrying 3 taikonauts (including the youngest ever) & 4 mice to its Tiangong space station on Friday, replacing the Shenzhou-20 crew. #Space #News
China launches Shenzhou 21 mission, carrying 3 taikonauts - and 4 mice - to replace space station crew
China launched Shenzhou-21 carrying 3 taikonauts (including the youngest ever) & 4 mice to its Tiang...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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(*Shenzhou 19 is a Chinese spaceflight launched successfully on 29 October 2024. It is carrying three taikonauts to Tiangong Space Station to spend 6 months for experiments and spacewalks)
October 30, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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