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Tiangong-1 space lab docking in 2011.
Zhang Bonan, chief designer of cargo systems with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said a cargo ship for the space laboratory that the country is building, called Tiangong-2, has been tested. The ship is likely to begin providing transportation services between the earth and astronauts working in the laboratory by 2016, reports the Chinese-language Beijing Times.
The cargo ship will be responsible for transporting rocket propellants, basic necessities and scientific equipment to the laboratory and bringing back refuse produced by astronauts, said Zhou Jianping, chief designer of the manned space program. If the trial is successful, it will be launched along with the Tiangong-2 in 2015 and travel between the Earth and the laboratory like the Shenzhou spacecraft.
The engineer has submitted a proposal to the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to set up laws for the marine, aerospace and internet sectors. The aerospace sector needs to be regulated with clear and specific laws if it is to be commercialized, and the Chinese government cannot rely solely on administrative measures to control the sector, said Zhang.
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Tiangong-1 space module, 2011.
Cargo ship developed for China's planned Tiangong-2 space lab|Culture|News|WantChinaTimes.com