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September 06, 2016

Tiangong 2 is coming soon, real soon
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 06, 2016
China's Tiangong 2 space laboratory will launch soon. At the time of writing, there is no official word on a launch date, but the launch is expected well before the end of September. There has been extensive speculation of the upcoming Tiangong 2 program in recent years, and it's fair to say we have not learned much more in recent weeks. China is still keeping its cards close to its chest, but the overall media coverage seems to be no worse than any other recent missions. Television reports have c ... read more

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