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Tue, Sep 27, 2016

China Confirms Space Station Will Likely Fall To Earth Next Year

Most Will Burn Up During Reentry, Space Agency Says

China's Tiangong-1 space station will not survive another year in orbit, according to the deputy director of that country's manned space engineering office.

The Xinhua News Agency reports that, in a news conference, Wu Ping said that the station's orbit is degrading, and would likely reenter the Earth's atmosphere sometime in 2017. It is currently in orbit some 230 miles above the planet.

Tiangong-1, which means "Heavenly Palace", was launched in 2011 to much fanfare as China's first long-term manned space effort. It's mission officially ended in March, and China launched a new station, Tiangong-2, last week, according to the report. The country plans a permanent, full-fledged station sometime in the next decade.

Wu said that it is expected that most of the station will not survive reentry, and the government will release additional information, such as when the station might actually fall, "if required."

FMI: www.china.org.cn/china/special_coverage/node_7125458.htm

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