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Chinese Astronauts Enter Wentian Lab Module After It Docks With Under-Construction Space Station
Chinese astronauts boarded the country’s space laboratory, Wentian, hours after it docked with the under-construction space station on Sunday. The country has succeeded in sending its largest-ever spacecraft into Earth's orbit to become part of the space station named Tiangong, while the Mengtian module will be launched in October, and the three ...
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China's Space Lab Tiangong 2 Destroyed In Controlled Fall To Earth
China's Tiangong-2 space lab successfully re-entered the Earth's atmosphere Friday under controlled conditions, completing the latest round of experiments in Beijing's ambitious space programme.
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China's Tiangong Space Lab Mostly Burns Up on Re-Entry in South Pacific
China's defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry Monday into the atmosphere over the central South Pacific.
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Defunct China Space Lab Plunges Into Earth, Breaks Up Over South Pacific
A defunct Chinese space lab plunged through Earth's atmosphere Monday, breaking apart as it headed towards a watery grave in the South Pacific, Beijing said.
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China Says Space Lab's Re-Entry Imminent, Off Sao Paulo
A defunct Chinese space laboratory was moments away from re-entering Earth's atmosphere near Brazil on Monday as it meets a fiery end, two years after it stopped working.
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"Out Of Control" Space Lab To Become Celestial Fireball Tomorrow: China
A defunct space laboratory is set to become a celestial fireball as it re-enters earth's atmosphere in the next 24 hours, China's space authority said Sunday, hitting speeds of over 26,000 kilometres an hour before disintegrating.
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China Says Earth-Bound Tiangong-1 Space Lab Will Offer 'Splendid' Show
At an altitude of 60-70 kilometres, the Tiangong-1 debris will begin to turn into "a series of fireballs", which is when people on the ground will "see a spectacular show."
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China Says Earth-Bound Space Lab To Offer 'Splendid' Show
A defunct space laboratory that will plunge back to Earth in the coming days is unlikely to cause any damage, Chinese authorities say, but will offer instead a "splendid" show akin to a meteor shower.
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Space Lab Crashing To Earth Will Be "Splendid" Show Like Meteor Shower
An out-of-control space laboratory that will plunge back to Earth in the coming days is unlikely to cause any damage, Chinese authorities say, but will offer instead a "splendid" show akin to a meteor shower.
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T-Minus One Week Until China's Space Lab Crashes To Earth. Here's What It Will Look Like
When Tiangong-1 rocketed into the sky in 2011, optimists hoped the space station - literal translation: "heavenly palace" - would be a model for a permanent fixture among the stars, a space laboratory that was among humankind's first footsteps in the Cosmos.
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China's Space Lab Will Soon Crash To Earth. Scientists Think They Know Where - Sort Of.
China's 9-ton space station, Tiangong-1, will come falling from space soon, and it's predicted to head in that general direction.
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China's 8-Ton Space Lab Will Soon Crash To Earth. No One Knows Where It Will Hit.
In September 2016, Chinese officials confirmed that they had lost control of the space lab and that it would crash into Earth sometime in the latter half of 2017. In May, China told the United Nations that the lab would reenter Earth between October and April 2018.
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China's First Cargo Spacecraft Docks With Orbiting Space Lab
China's first cargo spacecraft docked successfully with the Tiangong-2 space lab on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, marking a major step towards Beijing's goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022.
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China Launches First Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-1
Tianzhou-1, the first cargo spacecraft developed by China, is headed to dock with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab, which was launched last September.
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Chinese Astronauts To Return After Longest Space Mission
China's spacecraft Shenzhou-11, carrying two taikonauts separated from orbiting experimental space lab Tiangong-2 today as they prepared for their journey to return to earth after a month's stay in space, the longest by Chinese astronauts.
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Chinese Astronauts Enter Wentian Lab Module After It Docks With Under-Construction Space Station
Chinese astronauts boarded the country’s space laboratory, Wentian, hours after it docked with the under-construction space station on Sunday. The country has succeeded in sending its largest-ever spacecraft into Earth's orbit to become part of the space station named Tiangong, while the Mengtian module will be launched in October, and the three ...
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China's Space Lab Tiangong 2 Destroyed In Controlled Fall To Earth
China's Tiangong-2 space lab successfully re-entered the Earth's atmosphere Friday under controlled conditions, completing the latest round of experiments in Beijing's ambitious space programme.
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China's Tiangong Space Lab Mostly Burns Up on Re-Entry in South Pacific
China's defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry Monday into the atmosphere over the central South Pacific.
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Defunct China Space Lab Plunges Into Earth, Breaks Up Over South Pacific
A defunct Chinese space lab plunged through Earth's atmosphere Monday, breaking apart as it headed towards a watery grave in the South Pacific, Beijing said.
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China Says Space Lab's Re-Entry Imminent, Off Sao Paulo
A defunct Chinese space laboratory was moments away from re-entering Earth's atmosphere near Brazil on Monday as it meets a fiery end, two years after it stopped working.
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"Out Of Control" Space Lab To Become Celestial Fireball Tomorrow: China
A defunct space laboratory is set to become a celestial fireball as it re-enters earth's atmosphere in the next 24 hours, China's space authority said Sunday, hitting speeds of over 26,000 kilometres an hour before disintegrating.
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China Says Earth-Bound Tiangong-1 Space Lab Will Offer 'Splendid' Show
At an altitude of 60-70 kilometres, the Tiangong-1 debris will begin to turn into "a series of fireballs", which is when people on the ground will "see a spectacular show."
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China Says Earth-Bound Space Lab To Offer 'Splendid' Show
A defunct space laboratory that will plunge back to Earth in the coming days is unlikely to cause any damage, Chinese authorities say, but will offer instead a "splendid" show akin to a meteor shower.
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Space Lab Crashing To Earth Will Be "Splendid" Show Like Meteor Shower
An out-of-control space laboratory that will plunge back to Earth in the coming days is unlikely to cause any damage, Chinese authorities say, but will offer instead a "splendid" show akin to a meteor shower.
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T-Minus One Week Until China's Space Lab Crashes To Earth. Here's What It Will Look Like
When Tiangong-1 rocketed into the sky in 2011, optimists hoped the space station - literal translation: "heavenly palace" - would be a model for a permanent fixture among the stars, a space laboratory that was among humankind's first footsteps in the Cosmos.
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China's Space Lab Will Soon Crash To Earth. Scientists Think They Know Where - Sort Of.
China's 9-ton space station, Tiangong-1, will come falling from space soon, and it's predicted to head in that general direction.
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China's 8-Ton Space Lab Will Soon Crash To Earth. No One Knows Where It Will Hit.
In September 2016, Chinese officials confirmed that they had lost control of the space lab and that it would crash into Earth sometime in the latter half of 2017. In May, China told the United Nations that the lab would reenter Earth between October and April 2018.
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China's First Cargo Spacecraft Docks With Orbiting Space Lab
China's first cargo spacecraft docked successfully with the Tiangong-2 space lab on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, marking a major step towards Beijing's goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022.
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China Launches First Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-1
Tianzhou-1, the first cargo spacecraft developed by China, is headed to dock with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab, which was launched last September.
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Chinese Astronauts To Return After Longest Space Mission
China's spacecraft Shenzhou-11, carrying two taikonauts separated from orbiting experimental space lab Tiangong-2 today as they prepared for their journey to return to earth after a month's stay in space, the longest by Chinese astronauts.
