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China proves its first resupply spacecraft can reach orbit

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Chinas space program just hit a milestone: according to Reuters, its first cargo probe has successfully proven that it can ferry supplies to orbit. Tianzhou-1 took off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in the mainland on April 20th. In the early hours of April 22nd, Eastern time, it performed an automated docking maneuver to attach itself to the countrys orbiting lab, the Tiangong-2. You can think of Tiangong 2 (or Heavenly Space Lab) as Chinas experimental space station,…
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