China's space station plan delayed for 'technical reasons'
China has postponed the next step in its ambitious space station programme until 2011 for technical reasons, state media said Wednesday.
China has postponed the next step in its ambitious space station programme until 2011 for technical reasons, state media said Wednesday.
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