China Confirms 2016 Manned Space Plans

Credit: Fully assembled Long March 7: CASC
China has confirmed a schedule for major steps this year in its manned space program, with plans to send astronauts to a second orbital laboratory in preparation for building a space station. The launches this year will follow a three-year gap in Chinese manned space missions. Long March 2F rockets...

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