Launch to pave way for space station
By Xin Dingding | China Daily | Updated: 2011-09-21 07:51
Tiangong-1 will blast off next week to conduct key docking experiments
BEIJING - China will launch an unmanned module next week, paving the way for a planned space station, a spokesman for the space program said on Tuesday.
Tiangong-1, or "Heavenly Palace 1", will blast off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province between Sept 27 and 30, the spokesman said.
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