Nation expected to complete space station by 2023
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="within">within</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="missions">missions</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 64<span word="th">th</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Astronautical">Astronautical</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="congress">congress</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1950, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 3,600 <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Room">Room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="freely">freely</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Dazhe">Dazhe</span>, <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Aerospace">Aerospace</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="missions">missions</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span>, <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Jianping">Jianping</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manned">manned</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="missions">missions</span>.</p><p><span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tiangong">Tiangong</span>-2 <span word="space">space</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="refueling">refueling</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="perfecting">perfecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="manual">manual</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="docking">docking</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> - <span word="Liu">Liu</span>, <span word="Jing">Jing</span> <span word="Haipeng">Haipeng</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> - <span word="piloted">piloted</span> <span word="Shenzhou">Shenzhou</span> <span word="IX">IX</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Tiangong">Tiangong</span>-1.</p>
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