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China will launch a “core module” for its first space station some time around 2018 – part of the country’s plan to have a permanent manned space station in service around 2022.
Advancing China’s space programme is a priority for Beijing, with President Xi Jinping calling for the country to establish itself as a space power.
China’s second space lab to go into orbit this year as part of permanent manned space station by 2022

The “core module” would be called the “Tianhe-1” – the Chinese word for galaxy, or Milky Way, Wang Zhongyang, spokesman for the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, told Xinhua news agency.
Chinese military launches two new wings for space and cyber age
“Two space labs will be launched later and dock with the core module, Tianhe-1,” Wang said.
“The construction of the space station is expected to finish in 2022.”
No other details were provided in the report.
China takes quest for cleaner-burning coal into space
China has insisted that its space programme is for peaceful purposes.
However, the US Defence Department has highlighted China’s increasing space capabilities, saying that Beijing was pursuing activities aimed at preventing its adversaries from using space-based assets during a crisis.
China scraps first orbiting space laboratory after its functions fail following two years in space
In a manned space mission in 2013, three Chinese astronauts spent 15 days in orbit and docked with an experimental space laboratory, the Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 1.


China to launch ‘core module’ for first space station around 2018

China's Long March 2F rocket carrying the Tiangong-1 or ‘Heavenly Palace’ experimental module blasts off from the Jiuquan launch centre in Gansu province in 2011 as Beijing took its first step towards building a space station. Photo: AFP

A photo of the giant screen at the Jiuquan space center shows three Chinese astronauts (from left) Liu Wang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Yang in the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in the preparation for docking with the Tiangong-1 module on July 18, 2012. Three Chinese astronauts entered an orbiting module for the first time, a key step towards the nation's first space station, a move broadcast live on China's state television network, as China aims to complete construction of a space station by 2020, a goal that requires it to perfect docking technology. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO

This photo of the giant screen at the Jiuquan Space Centre shows the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft preparing to link with the Tiangong-1 module just over a week into a manned space mission which includes China's first female astronaut, following an automatic docking, on June 24, 2012. The Chinese spacecraft on June 24 successfully completed the country's first manual docking in orbit, a milestone in an ambitious programme to build a space station by the end of the decade. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO ---- EDITORS NOTE ---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Jiuquan Space Centre" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

China’s second space lab to go into orbit this year as part of permanent manned space station by 2022

Three Chinese astronauts blasted off in a rocket in 2013 at the start of a 15-day mission to dock with the nation’s experimental space laboratory. Photo: Xinhua.

Long March 5 at Wenchang Satellite Launch Center located in Hainan island.

Chinese military launches two new wings for space and cyber age

Xi Jinping conferred military flag to General Li Zuocheng, commander of the new-established PLA's Army general command. Xinhua

President Xi Jinping hands over a military flag to General Li Zuocheng, commander of the newly established general command of the PLA’s Army. Photo: Xinhua

China scraps first orbiting space laboratory after its functions fail following two years in space

The space lab (left) pictured docking with a Shenzhou spacecraft. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping teaches physics to students at from China's orbiting space module Tiangong-1.

China takes quest for cleaner-burning coal into space 

The research spacecraft Shijian 10 was launched by a Long March 2D rocket from the Gobi Desert on Wednesday. Photo: Chinese Academy of Space Technology

TO GO WITH China-economy-environment-coal-climate,FOCUS by Tom HANCOCK In this photo taken on November 19, 2015, smoke belches from a coal-fueled power station near Datong, in China's northern Shanxi province. For decades coal has been the backbone of the northern province of Shanxi, providing livelihoods for millions of miners, while private jet owning bosses became notorious for their nouveau riche lifestyles. AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKER / AFP / GREG BAKER [20DECEMBER2015 FEATURE POST MAGAZINE]

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China to launch ‘core module’ for first space station around 2018

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Move is part of the nation’s ambitious plan to have a permanent manned space station in service by about 2022