Chinese Target Vessel Model Debuts at Festival Gala
 
January 26, 2009 18:56 Beijing Time
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In this image grab taken from the China Central Television Station (CCTV), the model of China's target vessel Tiangong I, or Palace in Heaven I, makes debut at the CCTV's Spring Festival gala in the capital city of Beijing, Sunday, January 25, 2009. The eight-ton "space laboratory module" is planned to be launched between 2010 and 2011. In two years after the launch, Shenzhou 8, Shenzhou 9 and Shenzhou 10 will dock with Tiangong I to form China's first space station.

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