What is happening with the Chinese space station? The nation’s first prototype space station, Tiangong-1, or “Heavenly Palace”, launched into orbit in September 2011. But at a recent press conference, the Chinese space agency admitted it had lost contact with the station. Losing control of the module is more of an embarrassment to the Chinese space agency than a blow to their space programme. China's Tiangong-1 space station 'out of control' and will crash to Earth Read moreWill the stricken module survive re-entry?

Source: The Guardian September 24, 2016 06:56 UTC