China has more manned and laboratory spacecraft planned for launch, having made key technology break-throughs. The more advanced Long March Five large-scale carrier rocket, and Long March Seven, are planned to take their maiden flight within 2 years.
From 2016, expected launches include the Tiangong Two space laboratory, the Shenzhou Eleven manned space ship, and the Tianzhou cargo spacecraft. Meanwhile, the construction of a new launch center in south China’s Wenchang in Hainan province is near completion. Its location nearer the equator will give future launches better thrust.
The nation has ambitions to build a fully-fledged space station by 2022. (cctv.com)
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