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April 22, 2016

China plans to launch core module of space station around 2018
Beijing (XNA) Apr 22, 2016
China will launch a core module belonging to its first space station around 2018, according to a senior engineer with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. on Thursday. Two space labs will be launched later and dock with the core module, "Tianhe-1," said Wang Zhongyang, spokesperson with a key research institute attached to the corporation. The construction of space station is expected to finish in 2022, Wang said. b>China set to launch "more livable" space lab in Q3 br> /b> China w ... read more

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