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October 08, 2013

What's Next, Tiangong?
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09 2013
Earlier this year, signs appeared that China was reshuffling its Tiangong space laboratory program. The first Tiangong lab module was launched in 2011, and two astronaut crews lived aboard it. The Tiangong 1 laboratory has now completed its mission of demonstrating the basic technologies required for a space station and is expected to re-enter any time now. China's original plan called for three Tiangong laboratories, with the next ones each successively more advanced than its predecessor. Tiango ... read more

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