China Successfully Launched Tiangong-1, its First Unmanned Space Laboratory

Sep 30, 2011, 15:04 IST

Science & Technology Current Affairs 2011. China on 29 September 2011 successfully launched its first unmanned space laboratory Tiangong-1 from a site in the Gobi Desert

China on 29 September 2011 successfully launched its first unmanned space laboratory Tiangong-1 from a site in the Gobi Desert. Tiangong-1 means heavenly palace. This launch makes China the third country after Russia and USA to operate a permanent space station. The space lab launched by China is expected to be operational by 2020.

The Tiangong-1 will orbit on its own for a month after which it will be joined by another spaceship, Shenzhou-8. Both will then carry out the first space docking.

The Tiangong-1 will help China establish a manned space test platform capable of long term unmanned operation in space with temporary human attendance.

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