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Astronauts given comfort upgrade
Updated: 2016-09-17
China's newest space laboratory, Tiangong II, will provide more comfortable digs to astronauts living aboard than its predecessor, Tiangong I, the spacecraft's designers said.
2nd space lab on its way to key mission
Updated: 2016-09-16China launched its second space laboratory, the Tiangong II, on Thursday night, which space officials said will become the country's largest scientific platform in space.
Tiangong II space lab ready for launch
Updated: 2016-09-15China will launch the Tiangong II space laboratory on Thursday night, paving the way for a Chinese manned space station, Deputy Director Wu Ping of the China Manned Space Agency said on Wednesday.
China launches second space lab into orbit
Updated: 2016-09-15China sent its second space laboratory, the Tiangong II, into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gobi desert on Thursday night.
China issues emergency response for Gansu drought
Updated: 2016-09-07The central government on Tuesday initiated a level-IV emergency response plan to manage the drought in northwest China's Gansu Province.
China's ground zero for scientific innovation
Updated: 2016-09-04The world's first quantum communication experimental satellite was successfully launched into space from Jiuquan in Gansu province on August 16, marking yet another important milestone in China's space program.
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