NASA Spaceflight
• Martin Smith
China moves from Tiangong resupply to dedicated cargo/crew cadence, with Tianzhou-9 undocking and next-gen freighter designs aim
Tianzhou-9 has undocked from China’s Tiangong space station and entered its independent flight phase ahead of atmospheric re-entry, following a successful resupply mission. Separately, China is preparing additional Tiangong cargo and crew missions while testing new freighter concepts in low-Earth orbit and unveiling designs intended to expand reusability across future flights.
