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China has finished the first module of a planned space station and is testing its electronics and other systems before launching it into orbit next year. The official Xinhua News Agency reported on the module’s schedule Tuesday. It also said changes were being made on a two-stage Long March 2F rocket that will carry the 8.5-ton [...] As the nation held its collective breath, China’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, floated back to the motherland, having orbited Earth 14 times in Shenzhou 5, or Divine Capsule. It was October 2003, and the national broadcaster carried live coverage of the momentous event, from Yang’s famous pleasantries in space – “I feel good” – to [...] |
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