Tiangong Space Program

China to Launch 3 Astronauts to New Space Station: How to Watch

The crew will set off from a secretive desert launch center to rendezvous with fellow astronauts aboard Tiangong, the country’s newly completed outpost in orbit.

By Keith Bradsher

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China Lucks Out Again as Out-of-Control Rocket Booster Falls in the Pacific

For the fourth time, the country’s space program used a 23-ton launcher that made an uncontrolled re-entry back to Earth, prompting nervous sky-watching and airspace closures in Europe.

By Kenneth Chang