Such was the success of Tiangong-1, officials opted to extend its mission by two years – while they launched a second module, Tiangong-2, in 2016 ... on how to deorbit the ISS when the ...
I recommend 2 years from now ... This scenario would leave China’s Tiangong Station as the only operational permanent station in low Earth orbit, at least temporarily. Yet, the station ...
Why It Matters: NASA, meanwhile, is looking to deorbit the international space ... The ISS and China Tiangong Space Station are the only two operational space stations in orbit.