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China's new space station opens in increasingly competitive era of space activity

China’s new space station opens in increasingly competitive era of space activity

Three taikonauts boarded the Shenzhou 15 mission en route to China’s new Tiangong space station. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images The International Space Station is no longer the only place humans can live in orbit. On November 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from the Gobi Desert in China carrying three taikonauts – …

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China's new space station opens in increasingly competitive era of space activity

China’s new space station opens in increasingly competitive era of space activity

The International Space Station is no longer the only place humans can live in orbit. On November 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from the Gobi Desert in China carrying three taikonauts – the Chinese word for astronauts. Six hours later, they reached their destination, the recently completed Chinese space station, called Tiangong, which …

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