Elon Musk Uncovers Surprising Developments in China's Space Station 🚀

Elon Musk revealed something Big Happening inside China's Space Station, better than SpaceX & NASA
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Elon Musk revealed something Big Happening inside China's Space Station, better than SpaceX & NASA
“The China space program is far more advanced than most people realize.”
According to Elon Musk, China’s Heavenly Palace might currently be the most advanced space station ever launched by humanity—and he could be right.
While it remains relatively under the radar in much of the Western world, China has been quietly and steadily expanding this remarkable orbital outpost. And just recently, they pulled off a breakthrough that could redefine the future of space exploration.
So, how exactly did they do it?
Elon Musk revealed something Big Happening inside China's Space Station, better than SpaceX & NASA
Back in 2011, the United States decided China wasn’t welcome on the International Space Station. This restriction was enacted through a Department of Defense spending bill passed by Congress, which prohibited NASA from using its funds for any bilateral cooperation with China. The stated reasons centered on national security concerns and human rights issues, but many suspect that the U.S. could also be worried that China might swipe their ideas or do a little space-age spying.
So, China said, “Fine. We’ll build our own space station.”
Elon Musk revealed something Big Happening inside China's Space Station, better than SpaceX & NASA
Now, obviously there’s a lot more to the story of why China decided to build a space station, but we’re not focusing on that right now. What’s remarkable is that despite only about two decades separating the launch of the ISS and China’s station, the technological difference looks like a leap of a century.
China’s space station — Tiangong, which translates to “Heavenly Palace” — orbits Earth at an altitude between 340 and 450 kilometers, roughly the same range as the ISS. It was developed and launched by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) entirely independently. The core module, Tianhe, was launched on April 28, 2021. It was followed by two science modules: Wentian on July 24, 2022, and Mengtian on October 31, 2022.
Unlike the ISS — a collaborative effort involving the U.S., Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada — Tiangong was constructed by a single nation, on an ambitious timeline. The addition of the Wentian and Mengtian modules significantly boosted the station’s scientific capabilities.