Claire. Posted October 27, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Tiny Satellite Beams Back Photos of China's Tiangong-2 Space Lab A tiny satellite has provided the first good look at China's orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab. Tiangong-2 launched on Sept. 15, and two astronauts aboard a spacecraft called Shenzhou-11 docked with the vehicle last week. On Sunday (Oct. 23), these two crewmembers, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, deployed a 104-lb. (47 kilograms) satellite from the orbiting complex.That fly-along "cubesat," known as Banxing-2, has now beamed home hundreds of up-close images of the two linked-up spacecraft, Chinese officials said. Read more: Space.com 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted October 27, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Wow Clair - you certainly have your finger on the pulse with all the latest goings on....it's hard to keep up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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