China plans to launch core module of space station around 2018
Xinhua, April 21, 2016 Adjust font size:
China will launch a core module belonging to its first space station around 2018, according to a senior engineer with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. on Thursday.
Two space labs will be launched later and dock with the core module, "Tianhe-1," said Wang Zhongyang, spokesperson with a key research institute attached to the corporation.
The construction of space station is expected to finish in 2022, Wang said. Endi