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Telescopes and space missions

Telescopes and space missions

China embarks on a decade of human space exploration

02 Aug 2021
Taken from the August 2021 issue of Physics World where it appeared under the headline "China enters the space race". Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World app.

With construction of its first dedicated space station set to be complete next year, China is now firmly becoming a major space power, as Ling Xin reports

Photo of China astronauts
High hopes Chinese astronauts enter the China Space Station. From left: Hongbo Tang, Haisheng Nie and Boming Liu. (Courtesy: Xinhua/JIN LIWANG/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
At precisely 07:54 UTC on 17 June 2021, China passed the latest milestone in its quest to become a g

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Ling Xin is a science writer based in Beijing, e-mail lxin2015@yahoo.com
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