China's First Space Lab Module Lift-Off

Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 11:02 in Astronomy & Space

The Tiangong 1 was launched on a Chinese Long March 2F rocket on September 29, 2011. The prototype space laboratory will perform rendezvous and docking tests with multiple Shenzhou spacecraft this year and next.

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