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Media Tonedown for TiangongBy Morris Jones for SpaceDaily Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 14, 2012 The launch of the first crew to China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory is a major step forward for China's astronaut program. It's attracted the attention of the world's media, who have been carefully following progress in the mission. Even newspapers that don't normally cover spaceflight have been inspired to report on the flight. There are plenty of news "hooks" to attract journalists. Technically, this is more complex than any previous Chinese space mission. A ... read more |
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