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China Plans to Carry Out Record-Breaking Number of Space Missions in 2016

10:38 08.01.2016(updated 13:50 08.01.2016) 

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According to China's Aerospace Corporation, Beijing will carry out over 20 space launches in 2016, which so far is the largest number of missions in a single year.

 

BEIJING (Sputnik) — Beijing will conduct over 20 space missions this year, including a launch of a manned spacecraft, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said Friday.

 

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"This year will see more than 20 space launches, the most missions in a single year," China's major space contractor said, as quoted by the China daily newspaper.

 

According to the space agency, China will launch the Tiangong 2 space laboratory by late June to probe life support technologies for Beijing's future space station, as well as the Shenzhou XI manned spacecraft.

 

China is also expected to launch two satellites for domestic navigation systems and one communications satellite for Belarus.

 

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