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Tasks For TiangongSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 23, 2010 China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory will launch at some point in early 2011. This spacecraft will later host crews of Chinese astronauts launched aboard Shenzhou spacecraft. We have seen images of the Tiangong module, but we have few clues to what sort of work will be performed aboard it. In the absence of any official list of hardware or tasks, it's worthwhile taking an educated guess. One set of instruments on Tiangong is already known. The laboratory holds two small telescopes, clearly visible ... read more |
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