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Tiangong-2 was a Chinese space laboratory launched into Earth orbit in September 2016 to test advanced life-support and propellant-refueling technologies. It was occupied for a 30-day mission in late 2016 by two astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, marking China's longest crewed mission at that time. The laboratory successfully completed autonomous docking and fuel transfer operations with the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft in 2017. Having fulfilled its scientific objectives, Tiangong-2 was intentionally deorbited and burned up over the Pacific Ocean in July 2019.
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When was Tiangong-2 launched?
Tiangong-2 was launched in September 2016 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. It was a space laboratory designed to test technologies for China's later modular space station.
Who lived aboard Tiangong-2?
Astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong visited the laboratory aboard Shenzhou-11. Their mission lasted about 30 days in late 2016.
What experiments were conducted on Tiangong-2?
The laboratory tested life-support systems, space medicine, human-machine collaboration, and propellant-related technologies. It also supported scientific experiments and an accompanying small satellite mission.
Was Tiangong-2 part of the current Chinese space station?
It was a precursor space laboratory rather than a module of the current Tiangong space station. The later modular station began assembly in orbit in 2021, several years after Tiangong-2's 2016 crewed mission.
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