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Time Limits for TiangongSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 31, 2011 The launch date for Tiangong 1, China's first space laboratory, has been the subject of much confusion in recent months. It seems that a launch is not too far away, and could appear within a week. It needs to happen soon. Just as there have been reasons for delaying the launch of Tiangong, there are reasons why it cannot be delayed too much longer. Rumours of a Tiangong launch by the end of August were challenged by the launch failure of a Long March 2C rocket in the same month. Soon afterwa ... read more |
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