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China announces launch schedule for Tiangong 2 missions

Artist impression of the Tiangong 1 Space Laboratory in orbit (Credit: CMSA) China’s second Space Laboratory Tiangong 2 will be launched into orbit in the third quarter of 2016, followed by a manned flight mission Shenzhou 11 in the fourth quarter and a cargo resupply mission Tianzhou 1 in the first half of 2017, according to Chinese state media. Four Missions Planned Citing a spokesperson of the…

CZ-5 and CZ-7 to make debut flight in 2016 #ChinaInSpace

China’s new-generation space launchers, Chang Zheng-5 (CZ-5) and Chang Zheng-7 (CZ-7), will both make their debut flights in 2016. During his recent interview with the China News Service, Lei Fanpei, Chairman of the China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation (CASC), revealed that CZ-7 will make its debut flight in June this year, followed by the CZ-5 in late September or early October.…