China Launches Mengtian Module To Complete Tiangong Space Station
China's Mengtian science module, the final piece of the Tiangong space station, is sent to orbit Oct. 31.
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SINGAPORE—China has successfully launched the Mengtian space module to space, the third and final piece of the Tiangong space station program. On Oct. 31 a Long March-5B rocket blasted off at 3:37 p.m. local time from Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island. Weighing 23.3 tons, Mengtian—which...
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