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This illustration shows the configuration of the Tiangong space station after docking of the Wentian module (left) to the Tianhe core module (right). A Shenzhou crew spacecraft and Tianzhou cargo ship are also docked at the station. Credit: China Manned Space Agency China’s Tiangong space station received a new room Sunday with the docking of the Wentian laboratory module, a ...

China’s heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket was fueled for launch early Sunday with the second major element of the Chinese Tiangong space station, adding a new working compartment for the three astronauts living on the orbiting research lab. The Wentian lab module is buttoned up for launch on the Long March 5B rocket at approximately 2:17 a.m. EDT (0617 GMT) ...