China Launches Second Orbital Lab, Preparing For Station
Credit: Long March: CMSEO
BEIJING—China launched its second orbital laboratory, Tiangong 2, on Sept. 15 as part of preparations for assembling a space station around the end of the decade. A Long March 2F rocket lofted the laboratory, the main function of which will be proving technology for the space station, including...
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