China says its space station will truly be out of this world

China has boasted that its much-anticipated space station will have “out-of-this-world” technological capabilities that can match it with the International Space Station operated by the US and Russia. The Tiangong (“Heavenly Palace”) is scheduled to be launched into a low orbit 400 kilometers above sea level by 2022 and will be the third phase of the country’s 921-2 space station program. More

(Source: Asia Times - Apr 28)