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Old 10-02-2011, 05:00 PM
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China launches next generation space station

China’s Tiangong-1 Launch: Its Significance & What To Expect Next

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AsianScientist (Oct. 2, 2011) – On Thursday night, China took a giant leap in its manned space program with the successful launch of Tiangong-1 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) in Northwest China.

The flawless unmanned flight onboard the highly-proven Long March 2F rocket marks the first step by China to establish a manned space station that will be occupied by three persons around 2020.

Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace, is China’s first spacecraft designed for orbital docking tests and space research. It consists of two major segments – the experiment module and resource module. The experiment module is the primary work and living area for future spacemen.

This is a test mission and it is expected to remain in orbit for two years. If successful, China will begin work towards building the actual manned space station.


Timing of the Chinese space station

The Chinese space station is expected to become operational just at a time when there are plans to decommission the 17-nation International Space Station (ISS).

China has all along declined US invitation to participate in the ISS program, amidst suspicions that the US invitation was merely to scuttle the Tiangong-1 project.

The Chinese mission comes at a time when the first man to step on the moon, Neil Armstrong, has been criticizing the US space program and expressing concern that its human space flight project was slipping. He has expressed apprehension that American leadership in this area could be snatched by other nations, especially China.

Incidentally, for reasons unknown, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) played America’s unofficial national anthem, “America The Beautiful,” while covering the launch of Tiangong-1 on Thursday.

Whether CCTV did this merely to tease the Americans or was it a mistake is being debated by many.
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