China’sfirstspacelab,Tiangong-1,re-enteredtheEarth'satmosphereat8:15a.m.BJT(0015GMT)onMonday,ChinaMannedSpaceEngineeringOffice(CMSEO)said.Itmostlyburntupinthea
China'sfirstspacelab,TiangongI,re-enteredtheEarth'satmosphereat8:15amandlaterfellintothecentralpartoftheSouthPacificOcean,accordingtotheChinaMannedSpaceAgency.D
The Tiangong II space laboratory released its companion satellite, Banxing-2, at 7:31 am on Sunday.
The two astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft entered the space lab Tiangong-2 at 6:32 Wednesday morning Beijing Time, according to Beijing Aerospace Control Center.
The launch of China’s manned spacecraft on Oct. 17 marks a new beginning for the country’s space program. With the planned establishment of China’s space station, even tourists may have the chance to go into outer space in the future, a Chinese official said.
The spacecraft will dock with orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 within two days and the astronauts will stay in the space lab for 30 days before returning to Earth.
Three astronauts who completed China's longest manned space mission returned to Earth safely Wednesday morning, marking another step towards the country's goal of building a permanent manned space station by 2020.
Three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft re-entered the orbiting Tiangong-1 space module after successfully completing a manual docking procedure on Sunday, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.