China has launched its second space lab, taking one step further in Beijing's plan to establish a permanent space station. A Long March 2F rocket blasted off successfully at 10:04 p.m. local time Thursday (10:04 a.m. ET) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert carrying the lab
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