On-track for Chinas first space lab by 2016

Monday, 29 August 2011 20:33 Written by People Daily

China will launch its first space laboratory before 2016, a senior space technology expert said on Thursday. "With the technological program ready, the lab's research and development are going smoothly," said Qi Faren, former chief designer of Shenzhou （divine –ship） spaceships. As the second phase of China's manned space program, the lab - likely to be named Tiangong-2 - will gradually be developed into the core module or experiment module, said Qi. Qi, a member of the 11th Natio ...