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A Long March 2F rocket carrying the country's first space laboratory module Tiangong-1 lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on September 29, 2011 in Jiuquan, Gansu province of China.

China Successfully Maneuvers Tiangong-2, Prepares for Shenzhou-11 Crew Launch

Sep 25, 2016 08:45 PM EDT

The Beijing Aerospace Control Center announced on Sunday that the Tiangong-2 space lab has been successfully maneuvered to its preset orbit 393 kilometers above Earth's surface and is now awaiting for the arrival of its next crewed space mission Shenzhou-11 that is scheduled to launch next month.

China to Launch Second Space Lab Into Orbit by Third Quarter of 2016

Sami Ghanmi |

Feb 29, 2016 07:57 AM EST

China has announced plans to launch its second space laboratory called the Tiangong 2 (Heavenly Palace 2) into orbit sometime by the third quarter of 2016. The Tiangong 2 space lab was initially scheduled to be launched by the China National Space Agency in 2015.