China Launches Two Astronauts To New Mini-Station

Two Chinese astronauts lifted off on Oct. 17 for the Tiangong 2 orbital laboratory on a mission intended to prove technology for a space station planned for launch in 2022. A month after its own launch, Tiangong 2 is waiting for the manned spacecraft of the latest mission, Shenzhou 11, at an...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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