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Chinese Astronauts Reach Tiangong Space Station

by VOA News

   Three Chinese astronauts arrived Wednesday at the country's space
   station as part of a six-month mission that includes the station's
   first in-orbit crew rotation.

   The astronauts are replacing three others who have been at the Tiangong
   station since early June.

   China docked the last of the station's three modules earlier this month
   and astronauts are working on the final phases of the construction
   process.

   China plans to launch a powerful space telescope next year.

   Some information for this report came from The Associated Press and
   Agence France-Presse.