Category
page 12008 in spaceflight
Expedition 16
expedition to the International Space Station
Expedition 18
expedition to the International Space Station
Expedition 17
expedition to the International Space Station
2008 in spaceflight
overview of spaceflight-related events during the year 2008
Tianlian I
Tianlian (Simplified Chinese: 天链, Traditional Chinese: 天鏈, English: Sky Link) also known as CTDRS, is a Chinese data relay communication satellite constellation. The constellation serves to relay data from ground stations to spacecraft and rockets, most significantly China's crewed spaceflight program. The system currently consists of ten satellites in two generations, with the first satellite being launched in 2008.
ChinaSat 9
Chinese communications satellite
Banxing 1
Banxing or BX-1 (), is a small Chinese technology development satellite which was deployed from the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft at 11:27 GMT on 27 September 2008. Prior to deployment, the satellite was mounted on top of the Shenzhou 7 orbital module.
Korean Astronaut Program
program that sent first South Korean to space in 2008