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China's Tiangong-1 space lab plummets to Earth
Source: CNN
It was an uneventful end to what was once one of China's highest profile space projects.
The Tiangong-1 space lab re-entered the Earth's atmosphere Monday morning, landing in the middle of the South Pacific, China Manned Space Agency said.
"Most parts were burned up in the re-entry process," it added.
The space lab, whose name translates to "Heavenly Palace", was launched in September 2011 as a prototype for China's ultimate space goal: a permanent space station is expected to launch around 2022.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/01/asia/tiangong-1-china-space-lab-falls-intl/index.html