China Unveils Plans For Space Station


Plans for Chinaā€™s first space station were released yesterday along with a competition for the public to name the 60 tonne space outpost.

The project is expected to be complete within a decade and will see the 60 tonne 18.1 meter (59.4 foot) long space outpost built from a central hub with ā€˜podsā€™ for living and conducting experiments in added to the central structure.

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The Chinese space station will only be the worlds 3rd multi-module space station behind the Russion Mir station and the current ISS which is expected to be shelved by 2020.

Chinaā€™s space program has been moving at an impressive rate it was only 10 years ago that the first Chinese rocket lifted off and only 3 years ago that Chinese astronauts completed their first space walk.

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