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RE: Tiangong 1 space station

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Tower support arms are detaching, ready for launch.

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Web stream (windows media player)

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China is all geared up to launch into space on Thursday the first part of its maiden space lab Tiangong-1 , that will form the test-bed for a larger 60-ton space station to be put in place by 2020.
Official media reported that fuel has been injected into the Long March-2 FT1 carrier rocket in preparation for launching the Tiangong-1 space module.
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China set to launch Tiangong 1 space module

China is scheduled to launch a rocket marking its first step towards building its own space station.
Preparations are under way for the launch of Tiangong 1 at the launching pad in the Gobi Desert.
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China's first space module Tiangong One ready for launch CCTV News

Tiangong 1 - 3D launch animation

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China launching Tiangong-1 on Thursday

China will launch the country's first space laboratory module between 9:16 and 9:31 pm (13:16 - 13:31 UT) on Thursday, paving the way for its own space station, a spokesperson confirmed.
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Long March Rocket Fuelled to Launch Tiangong-1 Space Module

A spokesperson with China's manned space program said Wednesday that fuel has been injected into Long March-2FT1 carrier rocket in preparation for launching the Tiangong-1 space module Thursday evening as planned.
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