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Thursday, 26 September 2013

China to launch space station by 2023

China expects to complete its first orbiting space station within a decade.


The station, in low-Earth orbit, will be able to support six crew on short-term missions and three for long-term stays.


Its design consists of three capsules – a core module attached to two laboratories – with a cargo vessel to transport supplies.


The 2023 launch target was revealed at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Beijing.


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Clive Simpson, BBC News via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/wCHVaD5itTA/

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