China to launch 'core module' for space station around 2018
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 22:40
in Astronomy & Space
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will launch a "core module" for its first space station some time around 2018, a senior official told the state-run Xinhua news agency on Thursday, part of the country's plan to have a permanent manned space station in service around 2022.