Tiangong space station

Tiangong space station Shujianyang, CC BY-SA 4.0

Chinese space station in low Earth orbit

The Tiangong space station is a space station in low Earth orbit (LEO). It is operated by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) as part of the China Manned Space Program. It is a space laboratory that hosts scientific experiments involving bioastronautics, microgravity physics, materials science and space technology. The station is permanently crewed, hosting a standard crew of three astronauts and six during handovers. Alongside the International Space Station (ISS), it is one of the only two currently operational space stations.

Also known as...CSS, TG, China Space Station, and Tiangong