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Tiangong-1 model launched - first Chinese space-station (VIDEO)

Beijing, China - Satisfy the ambition of a national orbiting space laboratory

The first module of the Chinese space-station Tiangong-1 was launched today (Palazzo Celeste), officially re-announced yesterday by spokesman for the project Wu Ping: "All preparations for the launch of the module Tiangong-1 are now complete, as well as general cosmonauts tests, space application systems, the launch theatre and the monitoring systems and spatial experiments". The module has been launched...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1134347
Rome, Italy, 09/29/2011 15:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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