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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World

Eyewitness: To the heavens

Jiuquan launch centre
A Long March rocket carrying China’s experimental space laboratory lifts off from the Gobi desert. Tiangong-1, which translates as Heavenly Palace, is the first step towards creating a rival to the International Space Station. The Chinese lab is expected to be manned from next year and the country aims to have a 60-tonne station in orbit by 2020 Illustration: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters
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