Steffi PaladiniSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Steffi Paladini China could gain a monopoly on space stations. Here's what to expect. By Steffi Paladini published 12 July 21 After NASA decommissions the ISS, China's Tiangong will probably be the only functioning space station — until NASA launches its Lunar Gateway. Missions How Mars became the prize for a new space race — and why China is hellbent on winning it By Steffi Paladini published 17 February 21 Looking at its achievements over the past decade, nobody would doubt China is aiming to win the new space race, this one aimed at Mars. Missions MORE FROM SPACE...1Watch China launch 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station today2Buried in the Cat's Paw Nebula lies one of the largest space molecules ever seen3Netflix releases official trailer for Jennifer Lopez mech combat sci-fi film 'Atlas' (video)4Ancient rocks hold proof of Earth's magnetic field. Here's why that's puzzling5Hubble telescope celebrates 34th anniversary with an iridescent Dumbbell Nebula (image)
China could gain a monopoly on space stations. Here's what to expect. By Steffi Paladini published 12 July 21 After NASA decommissions the ISS, China's Tiangong will probably be the only functioning space station — until NASA launches its Lunar Gateway.
How Mars became the prize for a new space race — and why China is hellbent on winning it By Steffi Paladini published 17 February 21 Looking at its achievements over the past decade, nobody would doubt China is aiming to win the new space race, this one aimed at Mars.