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China Completes its New Tiangong Space Station – SCMP

The final 23 metric tonne module is expected to dock with the station within hours, completing China’s new space outpost and orbiting-research facility


The Tiangong space station - or "Celestial Palace" - is the culmination of nearly two decades of Chinese-crewed missions to space. 
The Tiangong space station - or "Celestial Palace" - is the culmination of nearly two decades of Chinese-crewed missions to space. 

 

China completed its Tiangong space station on Monday as it launched the third and last module into orbit, the South China Morning Post reported.

The final 23-metric tonne module is expected to dock with the station within hours, said the report, adding the final piece to China’s space outpost and orbiting-research facility.

 

Read the full report: South China Morning Post

 

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Alfie Habershon

Alfie is a Reporter at Asia Financial. He previously lived in Mumbai reporting on India's economy and healthcare for data journalism initiative IndiaSpend, as well as having worked for London based Tortoise Media.