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(221229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 3, 2022 shows China's space station lab module Mengtian after completing in-orbit transposition. Top 10 China news stories of 2022 5. China achieves historic breakthrough in construction of its space station China's space station lab module Mengtian successfully docked with the core module Tianhe on Nov. 1, and later completed its in-orbit transposition, forming the space station's basic T-shape configuration together with Tianhe and the Wentian lab module. On Nov. 30, the Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 crews participated in a historic gathering in space, and later conducted the handover of the space station's control, completing the first in-orbit crew rotation in China's space history. As a national space laboratory, China's space station is capable of conducting larger-scale space research experiments and new technology tests. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-TAIKONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES-COMPLETION (CN)

(221117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 17, 2022 shows China's Shenzhou-14 taikonaut Chen Dong (L) closing the hatch of space station lab module Wentian's airlock cabin after finishing extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-14 crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station completed their third spacewalk at 4:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Chen Dong and Cai Xuzhe -- together with Liu Yang who worked inside the core module to support her crewmates -- collaborated to pull off all set tasks. Chen and Cai have since safely returned to the Wentian lab. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-TAIKONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES-COMPLETION (CN)

(221117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 17, 2022 shows China's Shenzhou-14 taikonaut Cai Xuzhe having exited the space station lab module Wentian. The Shenzhou-14 crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station completed their third spacewalk at 4:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Chen Dong and Cai Xuzhe -- together with Liu Yang who worked inside the core module to support her crewmates -- collaborated to pull off all set tasks. Chen and Cai have since safely returned to the Wentian lab. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-TAIKONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES-COMPLETION (CN)

(221117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 17, 2022 shows China's Shenzhou-14 taikonaut Cai Xuzhe returning to space station lab module Wentian after finishing extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-14 crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station completed their third spacewalk at 4:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Chen Dong and Cai Xuzhe -- together with Liu Yang who worked inside the core module to support her crewmates -- collaborated to pull off all set tasks. Chen and Cai have since safely returned to the Wentian lab. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-TAIKONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES-COMPLETION (CN)

(221117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 17, 2022 shows China's Shenzhou-14 taikonaut Chen Dong returning to space station lab module Wentian after finishing extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-14 crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station completed their third spacewalk at 4:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Chen Dong and Cai Xuzhe -- together with Liu Yang who worked inside the core module to support her crewmates -- collaborated to pull off all set tasks. Chen and Cai have since safely returned to the Wentian lab. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-TAIKONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES (CN)

(221117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 17, 2022 shows China's Shenzhou-14 taikonaut Chen Dong having exited the space station lab module Wentian. The Shenzhou-14 crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station is conducting their extravehicular activities for the third time, according to the China Manned Space Agency. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-TAIKONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES (CN)

(221117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 17, 2022 shows China's Shenzhou-14 taikonaut Chen Dong having exited the space station lab module Wentian. The Shenzhou-14 crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station is conducting their extravehicular activities for the third time, according to the China Manned Space Agency. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-TAIKONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES (CN)

(221117) -- BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 17, 2022 shows China's Shenzhou-14 taikonaut Chen Dong opening the hatch of space station lab module Wentian's airlock cabin. The Shenzhou-14 crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station is conducting their extravehicular activities for the third time, according to the China Manned Space Agency. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CARGO SPACECRAFT-TIANZHOU-5-DOCKING (CN)

(221112) -- BEIJING, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 12, 2022 shows the inside view of the core module Tianhe after China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 conducting a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong. China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5, delivering supplies for the space station, conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. This is the first time for Chinese astronauts to witness the arrival of a cargo craft inside the country's space station. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CARGO SPACECRAFT-TIANZHOU-5-DOCKING (CN)

(221112) -- BEIJING, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 12, 2022 shows China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 having conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong. China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5, delivering supplies for the space station, conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. This is the first time for Chinese astronauts to witness the arrival of a cargo craft inside the country's space station. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CARGO SPACECRAFT-TIANZHOU-5-DOCKING (CN)

(221112) -- BEIJING, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 12, 2022 shows China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 having conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong. China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5, delivering supplies for the space station, conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. This is the first time for Chinese astronauts to witness the arrival of a cargo craft inside the country's space station. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CARGO SPACECRAFT-TIANZHOU-5-DOCKING (CN)

(221112) -- BEIJING, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 12, 2022 shows China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 having conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong. China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5, delivering supplies for the space station, conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docking with the combination of the space station Tiangong on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. This is the first time for Chinese astronauts to witness the arrival of a cargo craft inside the country's space station. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MENGTIAN-SHENZHOU-14 ASTRONAUTS (CN)

(221103) -- BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 3, 2022 shows the Shenzhou-14 astronaut Chen Dong entering the Mengtian lab module. The Shenzhou-14 astronauts successfully entered the Mengtian lab module of China's space station Tiangong at 3:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Following up, the Shenzhou-14 crew in the space station will welcome the subsequent arrival of the Tianzhou-5 cargo craft and Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship, the agency said. The Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 crew members will then conduct the first in-orbit crew rotation in China's space history. China launched the space lab module Mengtian on Oct. 31, taking the construction of the country's space station into the final stage. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MENGTIAN-SHENZHOU-14 ASTRONAUTS (CN)

(221103) -- BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 3, 2022 shows a hatch being opened at the Mengtian lab module. The Shenzhou-14 astronauts successfully entered the Mengtian lab module of China's space station Tiangong at 3:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Following up, the Shenzhou-14 crew in the space station will welcome the subsequent arrival of the Tianzhou-5 cargo craft and Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship, the agency said. The Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 crew members will then conduct the first in-orbit crew rotation in China's space history. China launched the space lab module Mengtian on Oct. 31, taking the construction of the country's space station into the final stage. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MENGTIAN-SHENZHOU-14 ASTRONAUTS (CN)

(221103) -- BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 3, 2022 shows the Shenzhou-14 astronauts Chen Dong (C), Liu Yang (L) and Cai Xuzhe waving inside the Mengtian lab module. The Shenzhou-14 astronauts successfully entered the Mengtian lab module of China's space station Tiangong at 3:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Following up, the Shenzhou-14 crew in the space station will welcome the subsequent arrival of the Tianzhou-5 cargo craft and Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship, the agency said. The Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 crew members will then conduct the first in-orbit crew rotation in China's space history. China launched the space lab module Mengtian on Oct. 31, taking the construction of the country's space station into the final stage. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SPACE STATION-MENGTIAN-TRANSPOSITION-COMPLETION (CN)

(221103) -- BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 3, 2022 shows China's space station lab module Mengtian after completing in-orbit transposition. China's space station lab module Mengtian successfully completed in-orbit transposition at 9:32 a.m. (Beijing Time) Thursday, announced the China Manned Space Agency. This transposition marked the formation of the space station's basic T-shape configuration, representing a key step toward the completion of China's space station, said the agency. In accordance with the plan, the basic function tests and evaluation of the space station combination will be carried out, said the agency. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SPACE STATION-MENGTIAN-TRANSPOSITION-COMPLETION (CN)

(221103) -- BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 3, 2022 shows China's space station lab module Mengtian after successfully completing in-orbit transposition. China's space station lab module Mengtian successfully completed in-orbit transposition at 9:32 a.m. (Beijing Time) Thursday, announced the China Manned Space Agency. This transposition marked the formation of the space station's basic T-shape configuration, representing a key step toward the completion of China's space station, said the agency. In accordance with the plan, the basic function tests and evaluation of the space station combination will be carried out, said the agency. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SPACE STATION-MENGTIAN-TRANSPOSITION-COMPLETION (CN)

(221103) -- BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 3, 2022 shows a view inside Tianhe core module after China's space station lab module Mengtian completed in-orbit transposition. China's space station lab module Mengtian successfully completed in-orbit transposition at 9:32 a.m. (Beijing Time) Thursday, announced the China Manned Space Agency. This transposition marked the formation of the space station's basic T-shape configuration, representing a key step toward the completion of China's space station, said the agency. In accordance with the plan, the basic function tests and evaluation of the space station combination will be carried out, said the agency. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MENGTIAN-TIANHE-DOCKING (CN)

(221101) -- BEIJING, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 1, 2022 shows Mengtian lab module carrying out rendezvous and docking with the front port of Tianhe core module. The Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with China's Tiangong space station combination, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MENGTIAN-TIANHE-DOCKING (CN)

(221101) -- BEIJING, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 1, 2022 shows Mengtian lab module carrying out rendezvous and docking with the front port of Tianhe core module. The Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with China's Tiangong space station combination, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MENGTIAN-DOCKING (CN)

(221101) -- BEIJING, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 1, 2022 shows a view inside Tianhe core module after Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with the front port of Tianhe core module. The Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with China's Tiangong space station combination, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MENGTIAN-DOCKING (CN)

(221101) -- BEIJING, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 1, 2022 shows that Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with the front port of Tianhe core module. The Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with China's Tiangong space station combination, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MENGTIAN-TIANHE-DOCKING (CN)

(221101) -- BEIJING, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 1, 2022 shows Mengtian lab module carrying out rendezvous and docking with the front port of Tianhe core module. The Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with China's Tiangong space station combination, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)