Chinese Astronauts Returning To Space In 2016

Credit: CASC
Following a three-year gap, Chinese astronauts are scheduled to return to space this year. The country’s leading space industry contractor, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC), has confirmed plans to launch and man a second orbital laboratory in 2016 in preparation for building a...
Bradley Perrett

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

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