The Chinese space lab (Tianjong 2) was burned yesterday as it returned and entered the earth's atmosphere over the South Pacific, after completing a three-year space mission.
The bulk of the 10.4-meter spacecraft was destroyed while entering the atmosphere, but small pieces of debris are expected to fall in a "safe zone" in the southern part of China's space agency, the People's Daily reported. Ocean.
The 6.8-ton "Heavenly Palace" is a small introduction to a Chinese space station that is scheduled to fly in space by 2022, according to current plans.
The Tianjong 2 was launched in September 2016 and will remain in service for two years. China has pledged to "release timely information and to inform the relevant authorities in a transparent manner" after the vehicle enters the atmosphere.
Two Chinese astronauts stayed aboard the spacecraft for more than 29 days in 2016, the longest manned space flight in the country's history.