China's Tiangong-1 space lab plummets to Earth

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  1. truebluefan

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    It was a fiery end to what was once one of China's highest-profile space projects.

    The Tiangong-1 space lab re-entered Earth's atmosphere Monday morning, landing in the middle of the South Pacific, China Manned Space Agency said.

    "Most parts were burned up in the re-entry process," it added.

    The space lab, its name translating to "Heavenly Palace," was launched in September 2011 as a prototype for China's ultimate space goal: a permanent space station is expected to launch around 2022.

    Its demise, though ultimately uneventful, captured public attention in recent weeks, as scientists around the world tracked its uncontrolled descent.

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    Where did the nuclear power source end up? Who in the West really knows how they built that station?
     

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