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The Chinese space station Tiangong 2 is on its way to a controlled crash. Photo: Chinese Space Agency, from CGTV broadcasts

The Chinese Tiangong 2 space station has crashed into the Pacific Ocean

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The launch of China's previous manned spacecraft, Shenzhou 10 on a Long March 2F rocket, on June 11, 2013. Photo: Xinhua/Li Gang.

China will tomorrow launch Shenzhou 11 with two taikonauts to its new space station

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Launch of the Tiangong 2 space station from the Jiuquan Spaceport in the Gobi Desert in northwest China aboard the Long March 2F launcher. Source: China's official news agency Xinhua.

China has successfully launched the Tiangong 2 space station

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The simulation of the previous space station, Tiangong 1 (right vehicle), which will be very similar to the new space station, docks with the Shenzhou spacecraft (left vehicle), which carries the Techonauts. Source: China Manned Space Engineering Office.

After a three-year absence, China will return to space this year with a new station

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Crew members of the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft enter the Tiangong-1 experimental space station on June 13, 2013

Towards a Chinese space station

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Model depicting a Shenzhou-type spacecraft connecting to the Tiangong 2 space station.

Towards a Chinese space station

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