16.08.2011, 12:20, By: Rob Sachs, Jessica Jordan, As the US Space Shuttle Program has come to close, other countries are stepping up to fill the cosmic and scientific void left by the departure of NASA. China is predicted to be launching a space lab as early as next month. Dr. Scott Pace, Director of the Space Policy Institute and professor of the practice in international affairs at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, talks about the Tiangong space lab as one of China’s “long steps” towards a bigger role in the space research.Tags: China's space programme, Sci-Tech, Commentary, World, Читать далее, Source: Voice of Russia.
