Chinese space station Tiangong-2 has officially ended its mission, and the orbital research facility's entire existence. The platform de-orbited and burned up as planned at just after 9 AM ET on Friday, coming down over the South Pacific Ocean, as confirmed by the official Chinese space agency.
The station weighed around nine U.S. tons at the time it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, but even so it was small enough that it almost entirely burned up in the process.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/19/chinas-tiangong-2-space-station-is-officially-no-more/
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday July 21 2019, @07:58AM (2 children)
The first two were basically tests. The third one will be where all the action is at. Especially if the ISS is dismantled after 2028.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 21 2019, @09:19AM (1 child)
The Chinese grub may taste good, but will probably poison you.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 21 2019, @10:20AM
Orangu-tang?