China is commemorating the effective trial launch of a newly created spacecraft, explained a key part of its program to construct an orbiting space station, Chinese state media says.
Bottom line:
- China has been developing its own space program after being barred from collaborating with the US program
- The planned Chinese spaceport station will rival the International Spaceport station
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China also plans to carry out expedition missions on Mars
The unmanned spacecraft and its return capsule, which can bring six astronauts at a time, instead of just three, were flung into area aboard