China's Tiangong-1 space lab plummets to Earth

China's Tiangong-1 space lab re-entered the Earth's atmosphere around 8.15 a.m. Monday (8:15 p.m. ET Sunday) in a fiery fall, China's Manned Space Agency said. Tiangong-1 plummeted into the middle of the South Pacific, the space agency said. "Most parts were burned up in the re-entry process," the agency said. The out-of-control 40-foot long Tiangong-1, or "Heavenly Palace," is one of China's highest profile space projects. The unmanned space lab was launched in September 2011 as a prototype for China's ultimate space goal: a permanent space station that is expected to launch around 2022. More

(Source: CNN - Apr 2)