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Welcome back to our Life in 2050 series. Our previous installments explored how the world of warfare, economics, and life at home could drastically change by mid-century. For our fourth installment, we will be taking a look at what will be happening beyond Earth. This will include everything from Earth orbit to the very edge of the solar system. and beyond.
In the next three decades, human beings will enter the realm of space like never before. This is due in part to the way that public interest in space exploration has been revitalized, thanks to a number of exciting missions that have been mounted since the turn of the century and growing public engagement through social media.
The country expects to complete construction of its space station, called Tiangong, next year.
April 29, 2021
In this image taken from undated video footage run by China’s CCTV via AP Video, a rendering of a module of a Chinese space station is shown.
Credit: CCTV via AP Video
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On April 29, China completed yet another milestone in its ambitious and growing space program when it sent a core module of the space station it is building into outer space. Chinese news agency Xinhua reports that the module, called Tianhe, was carried to space using a Long March-5B Y2 rocket, which lifted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan province at 11:23 a.m. local time.