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posted by chromas on Sunday July 21 2019, @07:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the fried-rice dept.

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/


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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday July 21 2019, @07:58AM (2 children)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Sunday July 21 2019, @07:58AM (#869573) Journal

    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)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 21 2019, @09:19AM (#869583)

    The Chinese grub may taste good, but will probably poison you.

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 21 2019, @10:20AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 21 2019, @10:20AM (#869592)

      Orangu-tang?