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Beijing - China on Sunday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbit

The Long March 5B rocket has launched twice before, and both times its heavy body fell back to Earth uncontrolled, drawing international outcry.

Chinese astronauts have received more than 30,000 letters from members of the public who wrote to share their stories, aspirations and wishes to crew members on board the Tiangong space station, according to Peoples Daily.

Chinese taikonauts and crew hope to finish construction this year of three-part Tiangong space station, state-run Xinhua News Agency reports

San Francisco - Chinese astronauts, known as taikonauts, and a ground crew are working to finish their country's first permanent orbiting space stati

China’s three Shenzhou 14 astronauts have completed their first month in orbit as they prepare for the arrival of the Chinese space station’s second module.

Crew members of the Shenzhou XIV mission spent a busy month inside the Tiangong space station after they arrived at the outpost, getting ready to oversee the station's in-orbit assembly, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

Crew members of the Shenzhou XIV mission work in Chinas Tiangong space station.It is the second time that Chen and Liu have gone into space, and Cais first, making him the 14th Chinese astronaut in outer space.

Scientific endeavors aboard Chinas space station are expected to bear fruits, as the Shenzhou-14 taikonauts have devoted more time to microgravity experiments on the orbiting core module Tianhe since entering it a month ago.

Commander Chen Dong was spotted testing a spacesuit, preparing for the upcoming spacewalks out of the lab module Wentian, which is scheduled to be launched this month.