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China's new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity

  • Written by Eytan Tepper, Visiting Assistant Professor of Space Governance, Indiana University
imageThree taikonauts rode aboard the Shenzhou 15 mission on their way to China's new Tiangong space station.Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images

The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit.

On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China’s Gobi Desert carrying three taikonauts – the...

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