China yesterday launched the second of three modules required to complete its new space station, state media reported, the latest step in Beijing’s ambitious space program. The uncrewed craft, named Wentian, was propelled by a Long March 5B rocket at 2:22pm from the Wenchang launch site on the island of Hainan. Beijing in April last year launched the central module of its space station Tiangong, which means “heavenly palace.” Almost 18m long and weighing 22 tonnes, the new module has three sleeping areas and a laboratory for scientific experiments. It will dock with the existing module i...