tech article 9/29/11

China just successfully sent its first inhabitable space station module into orbit. The Tiagong 1 will be in orbit for two years and China will launch three missions. China is the third nation to independently launch manned missions into space with its own technology. Apparently China's space program is modernizing at a very fast pace. However this depends on the success of Tiagong 1.        

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-09/china-launches-its-first-space-station-module-orbit