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Chinese Tiangong 1 Space Lab Launch Delayed
A spoke person of the Chinese Human Spaceflight Programme finally confirmed on 1 September that the launch schedule for the Tiangong 1 Space Lab “had been adjusted”. He emphasized that the preparation work for China’s first rendezvous docking operation was still progressing smoothly, and that Shenzhou 8 spacecraft had arrived at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre by air on 26 August as scheduled. However, following the unsuccessful launch of the Shijian 11 #04 in mid-August, the mission headquarters had decided to postpone the launch of Tiangong 1 in order to give more time for engineers to investigate the reasons of the failure.
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Chinese Tiangong 1 Space Lab Launch Delayed
A spoke person of the Chinese Human Spaceflight Programme finally confirmed on 1 September that the launch schedule for the Tiangong 1 Space Lab “had been adjusted”. He emphasized that the preparation work for China’s first rendezvous docking operation was still progressing smoothly, and that Shenzhou 8 spacecraft had arrived at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre by air on 26 August as scheduled. However, following the unsuccessful launch of the Shijian 11 #04 in mid-August, the mission headquarters had decided to postpone the launch of Tiangong 1 in order to give more time for engineers to investigate the reasons of the failure.
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