Author Archives: Lachlan Thompson

Divine mission: China’s space program

In the early hours of this morning, the tranquility of the remote Gobi desert was shattered by the sound of a brand new spacecraft hurtling towards the sky. The rocket, Shenzhou-8 or “Divine Vessel”, is on its way to join the Tiangong-1 (“Heavenly Palace”) spacelab. This launch, and that of the Tiangong-1 at the end of [...]
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