China’s First Unmanned Space Laboratory “Tiangong-1”
Contents
- Tiangong-1, China’s first unmanned space laboratory was successfully launched from a site in the Gobi Desert. The literal meaning of the word Tiangong is heavenly palace.
- With this development, China has become the 3rd country after Russia and USA to operate a permanent space station. This space lab launched by China likely to be operational by 2020. Tiangong-1 will aid China set up a manned space test platform competent of long term unmanned operation in space with impermanent human attendance. After orbiting for a month on its own, Tiangong-1 to be joined by another spaceship, Shenzhou-8 after which both will then carry out the first space docking.
Tiangong-1
, China’s first unmanned space laboratory was successfully launched from a site in the Gobi Desert. The literal meaning of the word Tiangong is heavenly palace.
With this development, China has become the 3rd country after Russia and USA to operate a permanent space station. This space lab launched by China likely to be operational by 2020. Tiangong-1 will aid China set up a manned space test platform competent of long term unmanned operation in space with impermanent human attendance. After orbiting for a month on its own, Tiangong-1 to be joined by another spaceship, Shenzhou-8 after which both will then carry out the first space docking.
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Topics: Chinese space station • Outer space • Shenzhou • Shenzhou program • Space program of the People's Republic of China • Space station • Spacecraft • Spaceflight • Tiangong program • Tiangong-1 • TIANGONG-2 • Tiangong-3
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