China’s Tiangong Space Station Is Almost Complete

Chinese Space Station Tiangong. Wikipedia  

Popular Science: How Tiangong station will make China a force in the space race 

China’s Tiangong space station is almost complete. Here’s what it means for the country's rise as a space superpower. 

At the height of the Cold War, large-scale investigations beyond our planet served as the dramatic stage for the post-nuclear era power struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. This anxious tension fueled the early days of the space race—catapulting new technologies, forming space agencies, and laying the foundation for future advancements in nearly every mechanical aspect of our society.  

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