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February 18, 2016

Staying Alive on Tiangong 2
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 18, 2016
China's next astronauts will launch this year aboard the Shenzhou 11 spacecraft. Their target will be the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, which will probably launch at least a few weeks before them. The crew will almost certainly consist of three astronauts, with a previously flown astronaut as the commander. Exactly who these three crewmembers will be is still unclear, but the older, twice-flown astronauts can probably be ruled out. Another important issue is also unresolved. How long will the astrona ... read more

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