China to launch second space lab

中国拟发射第二个空间实验室

BEIJING: China will launch its second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 in the third quarter of this year to firm up its plans to build a manned space station to rival Russian space lab Mir.

As part of its space lab programme, China also plans to launch the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft, which will carry two astronauts on board, in the fourth quarter of this year to dock with Tiangong-2, according to the programme’s spokesperson.

今年第三个季度，为了建一个载人空间站，从而同俄罗斯和平号空间站竞争，中国拟发射第二个轨道空间实验室天宫2号

作为太空实验室计划的一部分，中国计划今年第四季度，发射搭载2名宇航员的神舟11号宇宙飞船，与天空2号对接。

By 2022 China also plans set up its own space station to rival Russia’s Mir being jointly operated with US.

到2022年，中国计划建立自己的空间站，同俄罗斯和美国联合运作的和平号空间站竞争。

deepikapaola
Wow! China is a space superpower.
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哇！中国是一个太空超级大国

Ravi K Gupta
hmm
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hmm

vikrant mittal
Mir space station… Wow… A very good example of generalism… Mir space station is no more.
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和平号空间站…哇…和平号空间站不再会有

Nagarajan K
Which idiot wrote this. Mir is no more
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谁写的，和平号空间站不再有

Rajeev Ranjan
wow….China is really competing with world powers.

哇，中国是真的在与世界大国竞争啊