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Time Enough for TiangongSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 12, 2011 It's taken long enough, but it seems that we are finally getting close to the launch of Tiangong 1, China's first space laboratory. This small, cylindrical spacecraft will almost certainly take off before the end of September 2011, and will probably lift off a lot sooner than that. Chinese media reports now seem focused on this, although an exact launch date has yet to be specified. It's time enough for the launch. Tiangong was originally expected to launch in 2010, and was also once slated for la ... read more |
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