Chinese Facilities Show Major Space Buildup

Data emerging from China indicates the orbital module left in space on Nov. 21 from China's unmanned test of a manned spacecraft remained operational after the descent module returned to Earth (AW&ST Nov. 29, p. 28). The spacecraft is similar to the Russian Soyuz, but the forward orbital module has...

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